J.C. Ryle

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181.) Warnings To the Churches - Not Corrupting the Word
      The following Sermon was preached in England, in August, 1858. "Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God" (2 Corinthians 2:17) It is no light matter to speak to any assembly of immortal souls about the things of God. But ...read more

182.) Warnings To the Churches - Pharisees and Sadducees
       "Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Matthew 16:6) Every word spoken by the Lord Jesus is full of deep instruction for Christians. It is the voice of the Chief Shepherd. It is the G ...read more

183.) Warnings To the Churches - Preface
      For more than a century, J. C. Ryle was the leader of the evangelical party in the Church of England. His policy was to encourage the conservative men to remain in the church rather than to abandon ship and leave the liberals to pursue their program unhindered. J. C. Ryle is best known for his plain and lively writings on practical and ...read more

184.) Warnings To the Churches - The Fallibility of Ministers
      When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcisio ...read more

185.) Warnings To the Churches - The True Church
      The following Sermon was preached in England, in August, 1858. "On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it" (Matthew 16:18) We live in a world in which all things are passing away. Kingdoms, empires, cities, institutions, families, ...read more

186.) We Must Be Holy
      We must he holy on earth before we die, if we desire to go to heaven after death. If we hope to dwell with God for ever in the life to come, we must endeavour to be like Him in the life that now is. We must not only admire holiness, and wish for holiness: we must be holy. Holiness cannot justify and save us: holiness cannot cover our iniquities, ...read more

187.) What Can You Know?
      'Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?-- JOB xi. 7, 8. THESE striking words came from the lips of Zophar the Naamathite, one of the three friends who came to comfort the patriarch Job in his affliction. Those w ...read more

188.) What Think Ye of Christ?
      Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some keep it as a holiday. But all over the world, wherever there are Christians, in one way or another Christmas is kept. Perhaps there is no country in which Christmas is so much observed as it is in England. Christmas holidays, ...read more

189.) Where Are Your Sins?
      'Make me to know my transgression and my sin.'-Job 13:22 'Cleanse me from my sin.'-Psalm 51:2 'The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.'-1 John 1:7 'Christ Jesus, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in His blood.'-Romans 3:25 The question which forms the title of this tract ought to stir up ...read more

190.) Without Christ
      Without Christ "You were without Christ" (Eph. 2:12). The text which heads this message describes the state of the Ephesians before they became Christians. But that is not all. It describes the state of every man and woman in England who is not yet converted to God. A more miserable state cannot be conceived! It is bad enough to be without ...read more