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J.C. Ryle

Expository Thoughts On Matthew - Matthew 16:13-20

J.C. RyleThere are words in this passage which have led to painful differences and divisions among Christians. Men have striven and contended about their meaning till they have lost sight of all charity, and yet have failed to carry conviction to one another’s minds. Let it suffice us to glance briefly at th... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Church Which Christ Builds

J.C. RyleThe Church Which Christ Builds "Upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). Do we belong to the Church which is built upon a rock? Are we members of the only Church in which our souls can be saved? These are serious questions. They deserv... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Family of God

J.C. Ryle"His whole family in heaven and on earth." [Ephesians 3:15] The words which form the title of this paper ought to always stir some feelings in our minds. There is not a man or woman on this earth who is not a member of some "family." The poorest as well as the richest has his relative and kin, and c... Read More
J.C. Ryle

The Fight

J.C. RyleTHE FIGHT "Fight the good fight of faith." (1 Tim. 6:12). It is a curious fact that there is no subject about which most people feel such deep interest as fighting. Young men and maidens, old men and little children, high and low, rich and poor, learned and unlearned, all feel a deep interest in war... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Warnings To the Churches - The True Church

J.C. RyleThe 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, all are liable to change and co... Read More
John Gill

A Declaration of the Faith and Practice of the Church of Christ

John GillA DECLARATION of the FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, IN CARTER LANE, SOUTHWARK, UNDER THE PASTORAL CARE OF Dr. JOHN GILL, Read and assented to at the Admission of Members. Having been enabled, through divine grace, to give up ourselves to the Lord, and likewise to one another by the will... Read More
John Gill

Of the Faithfulness of God.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 23 OF THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. Faithfulness is an attribute that belongs to God; from whence he is denominated the "faithful God" (Deut. 7:9). It is essential to him, and without which he would not be God; to be unfaithful, would be to act contrary to his ... Read More
John Gill

Of the Law Given to Adam, and the Covenant made with Him in the State of Innocence...

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 7 OF THE LAW GIVEN TO ADAM, AND THE COVENANT MADE WITH HIM IN HIS STATE OF INNOCENCE; IN WHICH HE WAS THE FEDERAL HEAD AND REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS POSTERITY. The manner in which God governs rational creatures is by a law, as the rule of their obedience to hi... Read More
John Gill

Of the Life of God.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 7 OF THE LIFE OF GOD. Having considered the attributes of Simplicity, Immutability, Infinity, Omnipresence, and Eternity, which belong to God, as an uncreated, infinite, and eternal Spirit; and which distinguish him from all other spirits; I shall now proc... Read More
John Gill

Of the Perseverance of the Saints.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 15 OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS The doctrine of the saints’ final perseverance in grace to glory is next to be considered; which is, that those who are truly regenerated, effectually called, and really converted, and internally sanctified by the Spiri... Read More

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