J C Ryle

Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.

你們若不悔改，都要如此滅亡- 路加福音13: 5讓人放任自流，任由他們我行我素，那才是冷漠無情。正是愛，溫柔的愛，才會警告他們，並且高聲吶喊。那夜靜更深時突然發出的"火災！火災！"的喊聲，將一個正在熟睡的人驚醒，也許會聽起來很粗魯，嚴厲，甚至不近人情，但是，如果這吶喊聲拯救了他的生命，有誰會為此而抱怨呢？這句話，你們若不悔改，都要如此滅亡，初讀之下也許很冷酷無情，但是它們是愛的語言，而且也許正是那將寶貴的靈魂從地獄拯救出來的話語。悔改的本質。 它是什麼？ 悔改的必要。 為什麼要悔改？ 激勵悔改。 什麼會帶領人悔改？

「但我斷不以別的誇口，只誇我們主耶穌基督的十字架。」（加6：14）那麼，保羅是什麼意思呢？他宣稱，除了耶穌基督被釘在十字架上，赦免了他的罪並拯救了他的靈魂之外，他別無信靠，這就是他的意思。要是有人願意到別處去尋找拯救，就隨他們去吧;要是有人真這麼定意去信靠別的東西以求得赦免和平安，也就隨他們去吧。但是就保羅自己而言，這位使徒定意不立足於任何別的東西之上，他不依靠於任何別的東西，他的盼望也不本於任何別的事物，他的自信也不建立在任何其他事物之上，他斷不以別的誇口，只誇我們的主耶穌基督的十字架。讀者啊，請讓我來跟你談談這個題目。相信我，這是一個有著最深遠的重要性的題目，絕非什麼簡單的爭議的問題；絕非什麼人們認為盡可以言人人殊，同時卻覺得對他們進不進天堂並無大礙的觀點。"你怎麼看基督的十字架？"每個人都必須對這個問題有正確的答案，否則他就永遠失喪。對這個問題的答案將決定：天堂或地獄，幸福或悲苦，生命或死亡，末日的祝福或咒詛，也就是說，將決定一切。讓我來告訴你：使徒保羅斷不以什麼誇口使徒保羅以什麼誇口為什麼所有的基督徒都應像使徒保羅那樣思考和感受到十字架

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 25:1-13)We live in troubled and dangerous times. It has been a long time since there have been as many ideas and events in our world causing fear and anxiety as there are today. But one thing, in any event, is clear, and that is the duty of Christians to search more diligently than ever the prophetic Scriptures. Do not be like the Jews at the first advent who were blind to the hand of God and the fulfillment of His purposes in all that was going on in the world. Let us instead remember that the word of prophecy is given to be a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise (2 Peter 1:19). Let us walk in that light. Let us search what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them the prophets] did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow (1 Peter 1:11). Let us compare prophecies fulfilled with prophecies unfulfilled and attempt to make the one illustrate the other. Let us strive, above all, to obtain clear views of the things we should be expecting, both in the church and the world, before the end comes and time will be no more.

Formar bien a los hijos y no hacerles tropezar de ninguna manera deber a ser una de las m ximas prioridades de los padres cristianos. En El Deber de los Padres, J. C. Ryle presenta diecisiete responsabilidades sencillas y a la vez profundas de los padres cristianos. No hay nada nuevo en este peque o volumen, pero lo que se presenta tiene el potencial de cambiar las generaciones futuras tanto ahora como para la eternidad. Aprenda a pastorear a sus hijos; aprenda a utilizar la clave m s significativa de todas: el amor; y aprenda, ante todo, a presentar y representar a Cristo ante sus hijos. A medida que lea este libro, se encontrar desafiado y entusiasmado para comenzar una relaci n maravillosa, apropiada y creciente con el regalo m s maravilloso que Dios puede darnos en nuestra vida: nuestros queridos hijos.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Put on the Armor of God in Your Daily Battle Against Sin “True Christianity is a fight,” wrote J. C. Ryle in 1877. He argued that from the day of their conversion until the day they die, Christians are called to be soldiers for Christ in a war for their holiness. This inspiring call to action written more than 100 years ago continues to be a source of great encouragement and inspiration for believers today. In this addition to the Crossway Short Classics series, Ryle explains why the fight for holiness is one of absolute necessity for Christians. Identifying the three main enemies of every believer—the world, the flesh, and the devil—he emboldens them to “either fight or be lost” in their daily battle and offers biblical and historical examples of notable Christian “soldiers.” Fighting for Holiness is a bold reminder for believers to daily put on the whole armor of God and train their eyes on Christ. Spiritually Challenging and Inspiring: Helps believers identify and overcome 3 enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil A Christian Classic: Content adapted from J. C. Ryle’s classic book Holiness Part of the Crossway Short Classics series

Practical Religion, by J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), was first published in 1878 and is renowned as a theological and apologetic Christian "classic"--esteemed for its clear, profound and penetrating narrative on the practice of genuine Christian living. Within its pages, Ryle masterfully unfolds practical biblical truths in a series of treatises, or "papers" as he calls them, each written to address a critical aspect of where personal faith in Christ and the practice of that faith in holy living unite and are essential for Christian growth and effectiveness as a witness for Christ in the world. Ryle exposes hypocrisy and nominalism in religion, or "Churchianity" as he calls it, which was as systemic in his day as it is today. His poignant narrative appeals to the Church as well as to individuals who profess to be Christians--a call to self-examination in all things, and a return to sound Biblical truths seriously and practically applied in every aspect of Christian life. Some of the subjects addressed include: Self-Inquiry, Reality, Prayer, Bible Reading, Zeal, Formality, The World, Sickness, Riches and Poverty, Eternity, among others. Ryle's unique style penetrates the heart and challenges the mind of its readers and is not for the faint of heart--but is designed for those who genuinely and humbly seek a deeper abiding, surrendered life in Christ. No wonder his equally renowned contemporary English minister, Charles Spurgeon, called him "an evangelical champion. One of the bravest and best of men." J. C. (John Charles) Ryle was the first Bishop of Liverpool, and one of the most influential evangelical ministers and writers of the nineteenth century. Ryle quotes from Practical Religion: "Real" religion is not mere show, and pretense, and skin-deep feeling, and temporary profession, and outside work. It is something inward, solid, substantial, intrinsic, living, lasting. A lack of reality is a striking feature of a vast amount of religion in the present day. The subject is of deep importance in every age. There has never been a time, since the Church of Christ was founded, when there has not been a vast amount of unreality and mere nominal religion among professing Christians. I am sure it is the case in the present day - It is not the Christianity of Peter, and James, and John, and Paul. It is Churchianity - and nothing more

Em N s Desatados, Ryle se aprofunda em temas essencialmente eclesi sticos, comuns n o s aos anglicanos, mas a muitos dos diversos seguimentos do cristianismo protestante. Os pontos disputados dizem respeito desde quest es muitas vezes considerados sacramentais, como o Batismo, a Regenera o e a Ceia do Senhor, aos temas mais comuns, como Idolatria, Igreja, Adora o e Confiss o. Como nos demais livros, Ryle faz uma defesa da Religi o Evang lica, que ao seu ver, o modo mais simples da f crist . Sem d vida, vale a pena conhecer seus pontos de vistas. Seu lema, na avalia o das controv rsias, essencialmente o mesmo: "N o pode ser verdade aquilo que n o estiver de acordo com as Sagradas Escrituras".