Persecuting Christians
May 1, 2021•30 words
The professing Christian who begins to persecute God’s people and to take pleasure in worldly society is on the high road to eternal ruin!
—J.C. Ryle, ‘Expository Thoughts on Luke’
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The Servant Found Doing
April 28, 2021•56 words
We hear a great deal about people’s intentions, and hopes, and wishes, and feelings, and professions. It would be better if we could hear more about people’s practices. It is not the servant who is found wishing and professing, but the servant who is found doing whom Jesus calls blessed.
—J.C. Ryle, ‘Expository Thoughts on John’
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Read postGreater Light, Greater Guilt
May 1, 2021•321 words
We learn, lastly from these verses, that the greater a man’s religious light is, the greater is his guilt if he is not converted. “That slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required.”
The lesson of these words is one of wide application. It demands the attention of many classes. It should come home to the conscience of every professing Christian. His judgment shall be...
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