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J.C. Ryle

Expository Thoughts On Mark - Mark 14:66-72

J.C. RyleA shipwreck is a melancholy sight, even when no lives are lost. It is sad to think of the destruction of property, and disappointment of hopes which generally attend it. It is painful to see the suffering and hardship, which the ship's crew often have to undergo in their struggle to escape from drow... Read More
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Expository Thoughts On Mark - Mark 1:21-34

J.C. RyleThese verses begin the long list of miracles which Mark's Gospel contains. They tell us how our Lord cast out devils in Capernaum, and healed Peter's wife's mother of a fever. We learn, in the first place, from these verses, the uselessness of a mere intellectual knowledge of religion. Twice we are ... Read More
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Expository Thoughts On Mark - Mark 8:34-38

J.C. RyleThe words of our Lord Jesus Christ in this passage are peculiarly weighty and solemn. They were spoken to correct the mistaken views of His disciples, as to the nature of His kingdom. But they contain truths of the deepest importance to Christians in every age of the Church. The whole passage is one... Read More
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General Counsels to Young Men

J.C. Ryle3. In the third place, I wish to give some general counsels to young men. (1) Try to get a clear view of the evil of sin. Young men, if you did know what sin is, and what sin has done, you would not think it so strange that I exhort you as I do. You do not see it in its true colors. Your eyes are na... Read More
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Growth

J.C. Ryle"Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 3:18). The subject of the text which heads this page is one that ought to be deeply interesting to every true Christian. It naturally raises the questions: "Do we grow in grace?" "Do we get on in our religion?" "Do we ... Read More
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Holiness

J.C. Ryle“Without holiness no one will see the Lord.”--Hebrews 12:14 Our text for today opens up a subject of deep importance. That subject is practical holiness. It suggests a question that demands the attention of all professing Christians-Are we holy? Will we see the Lord? That question can never be out o... Read More
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Holiness

J.C. RyleHOLINESS "Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). The text which heads this page opens up a subject of deep importance. That subject is practical holiness. It suggests a question which demands the attention of all professing Christians: are we holy? Shall we see the Lord? Th... Read More
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I ask, lastly, whether you pray because prayer is one of the best means of happiness and contentment

J.C. RyleWe live in a world where sorrow abounds. This has always been the state since sin came in. There cannot be sin without sorrow. And until sin is driven out from the world, it is vain for any one to suppose they can escape sorrow. Some without doubt have a larger cup of sorrow to drink than others. Bu... Read More
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Let me speak, lastly, TO THOSE WHO DO PRAY

J.C. RyleI trust that some who read this tract know well what prayer is, and have the Spirit of adoption. To all such, I offer a few words of brotherly counsel and exhortation. The incense offered in the tabernacle was ordered to be made in a particular way. Not every kind of incense would do. Let us remembe... Read More
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Matthew chapter 26

J.C. RyleMatthew chapter 26 MATTHEW 26:1-13 It happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples, "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people we... Read More

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