J.C. Ryle

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21.) Christ is All
      CHRIST IS ALL "Christ is all" (Col. 3:11). The words of the text which heads this page are few, short and soon spoken; but they contain great things. Like those golden sayings, "To me to live is Christ," "I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me," they are singularly rich and suggestive (Phil. 1:21; Gal. 2:20). These three words are ...read more

22.) Christian Leaders of the 18th Century - Practical Lessons
      It only remains for me now to point out a few practical lessons. FOOTNOTE: The rest of this section is taken from the concluding chapter of Christian Leaders. They are lessons which are strongly impressed on my own mind. Thankful should I be if I could impress them on the minds of others! 1: In the first place, would we know the right i ...read more

23.) Christian Zeal
      "It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good." (Galatians 4:18) Zeal is a subject, like many others in religion, which is sadly misunderstood. Many would be ashamed to be thought zealous Christians. Many are ready to say of zealous people what Festus said of Paul: "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted, "Your great learn ...read more

24.) Christ’s Greatest Trophy
      Christ's Greatest Trophy One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong ...read more

25.) Come!
      "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew xi. 28. The name of the tract before you is short but the subject which that name unfolds is deeply important. It is the first word of a text of Scripture which deserves to be written in letters of gold. I offer that text to you as a friendly invitation: ...read more

26.) Dangers of Young Men
      2. There are some special dangers that young men need to be warned against. (1) One danger to young men is pride. I know well that all souls are in fearful peril. Old or young, it doesn't matter; all have a race to run, a battle to fight, a heart to humble, a world to overcome, a body to keep under control, a devil to resist; and we may very ...read more

27.) Dangers of Young Men
      II. DANGERS OF YOUNG MEN There are some special dangers that young men need to be warned against. (1) One danger to young men is PRIDE. I know well that all souls are in fearful peril. Old or young, it doesn't matter; all have a race to run, a battle to fight, a heart to humble, a world to overcome, a body to keep under control, a devil t ...read more

28.) Daniel Rowlands - Part 1
      One of the greatest spiritual champions of the last century whom I wish to introduce to my readers in this chapter, is one who is very little known. The man I mean is the Rev. Daniel Rowlands of Llangeitho in Cardiganshire. Thousands of my countrymen, I suspect, have some little acquaintance with Whitefield, Wesley, and Romaine, who never even hear ...read more

29.) Daniel Rowlands - Part 2
      IN taking a general survey of the ministry of Daniel Rowlands of Liangeitho, the principal thing that strikes one is the extraordinary power of his preaching There was evidently something very uncommon about his sermons. On this point we have the clear and distinct testimony of a great cloud of witnesses. In a day when God raised up several preache ...read more

30.) Do You Believe?
      "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."-JOHN III. 16. Look at the well-known text which heads this page. Its words are probably familiar to your ears. You have very likely heard them, or read them, or quoted them, a hundred times. But have you e ...read more

31.) Do You Confess?
      "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John i. 9). The question which forms the title of this tract is at all times deeply important. Among the foundation-stones of saving religion few deserve more serious attention than "confession of sins." But there are ...read more

32.) Do you love Me?
      Do you love Me? "Do you love Me?" (John 21:16) A disposition to love somebody is one of the commonest feelings which God has implanted in human nature. Too often, unhappily, people set their affection on unworthy objects. I want this day to claim a place for Him who alone is worthy of all our hearts' best feelings. I want men to give some o ...read more

33.) Eternity!
      "What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18) A subject stands out on the face of this text which is one of the most solemn and heart searching in the Bible. That subject is eternity. The subject is one of which the wisest man can only take in a little at a time. We have no eyes to see it fully, and ...read more

34.) Expository Thoughts On John - John 1:1-5
      The Gospel of St John, which begins with these verses, is in many respects very unlike the other three Gospels. It contains many things which they omit. It omits many things which they contain. Good reason might easily be shown for this unlikeness. But is enough to remember that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote under the direct inspiration of Go ...read more

35.) Expository Thoughts On John - John 1:14
      The passage of Scripture now before us is very short, if we measure it by words. But it is very long, if we measure it by the nature of its contents. The substance of it is so immensely important that we shall do well to give it separate and distinct consideration. This single verse contains more than enough matter for a whole exposition. The m ...read more

36.) Expository Thoughts On John - John 1:15-18
      THE passage before us contains three great declarations about our Lord Jesus Christ. Each of the three is among the foundation principles of Christianity. We are taught, firstly, that it is Christ alone who supplies all the spiritual wants of all believers. It is written that "of his fulness have we all received, and grace for grace." There i ...read more

37.) Expository Thoughts On John - John 1:19-28
      The verses we have now read begin the properly historical part of St John's Gospel. Hitherto we have been reading deep and weighty statements about Christ's divine nature, incarnation, and dignity. Now we come to the plain narrative of the days of Christ's earthly ministry, and the plain story of Christ's doings and sayings among men. And here, ...read more

38.) Expository Thoughts On John - John 1:6-13
      St John, after beginning his Gospel with a statement of our Lord's nature as God, proceeds to speak of his forerunner, John the Baptist. The contrast between the language used about the Saviour, and that used about His forerunner, ought not to be overlooked. Of Christ we are told that He was the eternal God, the Creator of all things, the source o ...read more

39.) Expository Thoughts On John - Preface
      I send forth the volume now in the reader's hands, with much diffidence, and a very deep sense of responsibility. It is no light matter to publish an exposition of any book in the Bible. It is a peculiarly serious undertaking to attempt a Commentary on the Gospel of St. John. I do not forget that we are all apt to exaggerate the difficulties of ...read more