Here is a pattern that all ministers ought to follow. Publicly and privately, from the pulpit and in private visits, they ought to rebuke all open sin, and deliver a faithful warning to all who are living in it. It may give offense. It may entail immense unpopularity. With all this they have nothing to do. Duties are theirs. Results are God’s.
J.C. Ryle
JC Ryle lived in England from May 10, 1816 to June 10, 1900. Now he lives in Heaven.
He got there exactly 112 years ago today.
We tried to see his grave when we were in England but did not make it to Liverpool. Maybe next time.
J.C. Ryle has long been one of my favorites.
His book on “Holiness” is an all-time classic.
I used to give his book “Walking with God” to the graduating seniors when I was a youth pastor.
His “Thoughts on the Gospels” are full of rich meditations on every verse of the gospels.