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J.C. Ryle

Are you an Heir?

J.C. Ryle"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; and if children, the... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Never Perish!

J.C. Ryle"They shall never perish!" John 10:28 There are two points in religion on which the teaching of the Bible is very plain and distinct. One of these points is the fearful danger of the ungodly; the other is the perfect safety of the righteous. One is the happiness of those who are converted; the other... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Whole Family!

J.C. Ryle"The whole family in heaven and earth." Ephesians 3:15 Reader, Look at the words which form the title of this tract, and ponder them well. They are words which ought to stir some feelings in our minds at any time, and especially at Christmas. There lives not the man or woman on earth, who is not a m... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Faith!

J.C. Ryle"God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish--but have everlasting life." John 3:16 There are few texts better known than that which heads this page. Its words are probably familiar to our ears. We have very likely heard them, or read th... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Heart

J.C. Ryle"Give me your heart." Proverbs 23:26 "Your heart is not right in the sight of God." Acts 8:21 The heart is the main thing in true religion. I make no excuse for asking the special attention of my readers, while I try to say a few things about the heart. The head is not the principal thing. You may k... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Holy Spirit

J.C. Ryle"If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him." (Romans 8:9) The subject of this paper is one of the deepest importance to our souls. That subject is the work of God the Holy Spirit. The solemn words of the text which heads this page demand the attention of all who believe... Read More
J.G. Bellet

A Fair Show in the Flesh

Galatians 6:12. "The truth," or the doctrine of the Son, as the Lord Himself teaches us (John 8: 32-36), sets free all those who receive it. It is the "law of liberty" (James 1, 2); it is "mercy rejoicing over judgment;" for judgment has been duly and fully marked against us as guilty, but through t... Read More
J.G. Bellet

Answers to Objections

"The important thing is having Jesus in the glory as our hope; a very subordinate thing, the question when shall we be in the glory with Him. If anyone's teaching made the saints value Jesus as their hope less, it would be sufficient to show their teaching to be faulty. But if it be only to the effe... Read More
J.G. Bellet

Thoughts on Romans 6 - 8

In Romans 6. I understand the apostle to be reasoning with the believer upon the claims which sin has on him. And the apostle tells us that sin has been disposed of. Sin was once the master or king; holding dominion, it issued its commands through all the members which were thus "instruments of unri... Read More
J.G. Bellet

The Redemption of the Purchased Possession

Eph. 1: 14. The earth is the subject of redemption as well as man. It is already purchased, and by and bye, in due season, it shall be rescued or delivered. That is, it is the subject of the two-fold redemption known in scripture, redemption by price, and redemption by power. The blood of the cross ... Read More

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