by J. C. Ryle
In ePub, .mobi & pdf formats
Ryle was fighting on two fronts. He saw not only the dangers that arose from the prospect of the Romanising of the Church of England, but also those which threatened from the growing liberalism and scepticism of the age. He warned not only of the doctrine of the Pharisees, i.e., formalism, tradition worship, and self-righteousness, but also that of the Sadducees, which he said may be summed up in three words: free-thinking, scepticism and rationalism. The Sadducees did not deny revelation altogether. Many of them were priests. But the practical effect was to break men’s faith in revelation. Our Lord gave this warning as a perpetual one to the church. He knew that these would be the upper and nether millstones that would crush the truth. The spirit of the Pharisees and the Sadducees would live on amongst professing Christians. We see the one today in Romanism and the other in Socinianism. The doctrine of free-thought and liberalism does not work out in the open, but, like leaven in the meal, is hidden and works secretly. (David Samuel)
This eBook contains a number of J. C. Ryle's outstanding sermons on Christ as well as the full text of his excellent work entitled "Practical Religion."
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Table of Contents
Calvary!
Can There Be More Unity Among Church-Men?
Christ And The Two Thieves
Christ Crucified
Christ in the Sick Room
Christ’s Invitation
Christ Is All
Christ’s Power to Save
Come Out, and Be Ye Separate
Come!
Conversion
Our Profession
Our Souls!
Peace! Be Still!
Perseverance
Practical Religion
- Self-Inquiry
- Self-Exertion
- Authentic Religion
- A Call to Prayer
- The Lord's Supper
- Love
- Christian Zeal
- Freedom
- Happiness
- Formalism
- The World
- Riches and Poverty
- The Best Friend
- Sickness
- The Family of God
- Our Home
- Heirs of God
- The Great Gathering
- The Great Separation
- Eternity