A gem from J. C. Ryle | ResponsiveReiding ResponsiveReiding Finding an abundance of joy in generously sharing my extreme poverty. Skip to content Main menu Home About Blog Atonement The Atonement: Read this first! Confession of an ex-“Highper” Calvinist Revisiting the Substitutionary Atonement Discussing the Atonement – a lot! Lecture Notes on The Atonement Sermons Reviews Books Movies Post navigation ← Through the Word in 2020 / March 1 – Which way are you facing? Through the Word in 2020 / March 2 – Sexual Abandon? Or Abandoned to sex? → A gem from J. C. Ryle Posted by responsivereiding 0 If you do not know J.C. Ryle, he was the slightly older contemporary of Spurgeon. In fact Spurgeon referred to him as “an Evangelical champion. One of the bravest and best of men.” Though Spurgeon was an outspoken critic of the Church of England – he recognized Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool – as a true comrade in arms in the Gospel. Of all the things I appreciate about Ryle, and they are myriad, 2 stand out: His clarity in preaching, and his emphasis upon the nature of the Christian’s life as warfare against sin. That motif never leaves his vision. Sadly, that frame of mind is all but lost in our generation. I do pray that the Lord would see fit to recover it among us. How we need it to steer off the present American Christian zeitgeist of Christ died to give us comfortable, upper-middle-class lives, free of difficulty. One of the many volumes to come from Ryle’s pen is his collection of “Hymns for the Church on Earth.” He didn’t write them, he collected them. And one I find particularly sweet is the following. He lists the author merely as “C.M.” A SOLDIER’S march, from battles won To new-commencing strife, A pilgrim’s, restless as the sun: Such is the Christian life. 2—The hosts of Satan yearn for spoil: How can our warfare close? Lonely we tread a foreign soil: When look we for repose? 3—O let us seek the heavenly home, Revealed in sacred lore,— The land whence pilgrims never roam, Where soldiers fight no more: 4—Where grief and death are sounds unknown, Where darkness hath no sway, But from Jehovah’s awful throne Beams ever-living day: 5—Where friends who meet shall never part, Where grace achieves its plan, And God, uniting every heart, Dwells face to face with man. J. C. Ryle, Hymns for the Church on Earth (London: William Hunt and Company, 1876), 13–14. Share this: Twitter Facebook Email Print More Reddit Like this: Like Loading... Related Posted in 'Nuff Said, Blogroll, Book Review, Responsive Reid-ing...blogging Christian style, Snippets, Uncategorized Tagged As I was reading today..., Book Reviews, Christian life and living, Great Quotes, J.C. Ryle, Poems, Thinking Biblically, True Spirituality Mar·01 Leave a Reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ Post navigation ← Through the Word in 2020 / March 1 – Which way are you facing? Through the Word in 2020 / March 2 – Sexual Abandon? Or Abandoned to sex? → Recent Posts responsivereiding J.C. Ryle’s indispensable: “Holiness” A Boisterously Reformed Polemic: A Review and Recommendation FIRE IN THE STREETS – A Brief Review A Brief Tuesday Prayer An Exceedingly Brief Primer on the Use and Exercise of Spiritual Gifts Do You Know Your Calling? Pt. 8 Lingering Do You Know Your Calling? Part 7 A Word Fitly Spoken When God Speaks Author’s Archives Author’s Archives Select Month September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 May 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 Category Cloud 'Nuff Said Atonement Blogroll Calvin Calvinism Christianity Eschatology Jesus Margin Notes New Covenant Theology News Preaching Proverbs redemption Reformed Responsive Reid-ing...blogging Christian style Salvation Sermon Notes Sermons Snippets soteriology Through the Word in 2020 Uncategorized Walking in Wisdom - Gleanings from the Scriptures Walk in Wisdom Blog at WordPress.com. Follow Following ResponsiveReiding Join 402 other followers Sign me up Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now. ResponsiveReiding Customize Follow Following Sign up Log in Copy shortlink Report this content View post in Reader Manage subscriptions Collapse this bar Loading Comments... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website %d bloggers like this: