Practical Religion, J. C. Ryle
Practical Religion, J. C. Ryle
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Practical Religion
What True, Biblical Christianity Should Look Like

Author: J. C. Ryle

Narrator: Saethon Williams

Unabridged: 18 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Aneko Press

Published: 03/15/2024

Synopsis

How much religion among many members of churches consists of nothing but church rituals! They belong to their church. They are baptized, married, buried in at the church, and preached to on Sundays by her ministers, but the great doctrines of truth have no place in their hearts and only a little influence on their lives. Is the religion of these people real Christianity? No, it is Churchianity – and nothing more!
If your religion is real and has been given by the Holy Spirit, it must be in your heart. It must sway the affections. It must lead the will. It must direct the tastes. It must influence the choices and decisions. It must fill the deepest, lowest, inmost seat in your soul. Is this your Christianity?
Real Christianity will cause a person to glory in Christ as the Redeemer, the Deliverer, the Priest, and the Friend – without whom he would have no hope at all. It will produce confidence in Him, love toward Him, delight in Him, and comfort in Him as the Mediator, the Food, the Light, the Life, and the Peace of the soul. This Christianity will produce in the person who has it repentance, faith, hope, love, humility, spirituality, kindness, self-denial, unselfishness, forgiveness, temperance, truthfulness, brotherly kindness, patience, and forbearance. Is this your religion?

About J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) was appointed as the first bishop of Liverpool in 1880 and was the leader of the Evangelical Party in the Church of England for more than half a century. He is highly regarded for his plain and lively writings on practical and spiritual themes; their usefulness and impact have been consistently recognized and remain as wise and relevant today as when he first wrote them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 20, 2014

With all respect to the excellent C.S. Lewis, if you have the option of reading either Mere Christianity or J.C. Ryle's Practical Religion, Practical Religion is the wiser option. In this collection of papers is a thorough-going examination of numerous critical aspects of the Christian faith, handle......more

Goodreads review by Chase on January 02, 2023

I’ve been trying to think of what I could say in this review to make people read this book, but my words alone would not be sufficient. This book puts fuel to the Christian life in ways that will call you to persevere for the sake of Christ and long for the day you are with him face-to-face. I’ve re......more

Goodreads review by Bob on July 28, 2017

Simply put, this is one of the best books I've ever read on the basic tenets of living the Christian life. If it were not a little lengthy (462 pages), I would give it to every new convert as a simple, clear, profound, theologically sound and practical examination of such topics as Bible reading, lo......more

Goodreads review by Dr. David on April 20, 2020

Classic J.C. Ryle - Solid. Challenging. Biblical.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on February 02, 2024

This has probably been the most edifying and enriching book I have read thus far as a Christian. JC Ryles writes with such beautiful, clear, convicting, bold, and soul-searching language. I found myself wanting to stop to pray through or highlight almost every other sentence. It felt as if I was sit......more

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