Category: Writings by J C Ryle

  • Prayer, by CJ Ryle

    J. S. Ryle (1816-1900), an Anglican bishop, published a number of books of sermons and devotional literature and is perhaps best known for his expository volumes on the Gospels. He also wrote more than one hundred tracts and pamphlets on doctrinal and practical subjects which were widely circulated, both in…

  • One Blood, by J C Ryle

    This is a very short and simple text, and even a child knows the meaning of its words. But simple as it is, it supplies food for much thought and it forms part of a speech delivered by a great man on a great occasion. The speaker is the Apostle…

  • Holiness, by J C Ryle

    He who wishes to attain right views about Christian holiness, must begin by examining the vast and solemn subject of sin. He must dig down very low if he would build high. A mistake here is most mischievous. Wrong views about holiness are generally traceable to wrong views about human…

  • Child of God, by J C Ryle

    HEIRS OF GOD “Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” (Romans 8:14) “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Romans 8:15) “The…

  • Calvary! by J C Ryle

    You probably know that Calvary was a place close to Jerusalem, where the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was crucified. We know nothing else about Calvary beside this. I call this tract “Calvary,” because I am going to speak to you about the sufferings and crucifixion of Christ.…

  • Bible #4, Prove All Things, by J C Ryle

    “Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21 First published by Drummond’s Tract Depot, Stirling, Scotland. You live in days when the text before your eyes is one of the first importance. The truths it contains are especially truths for the times. Give me your attention…

  • Bible #3, The Inspiration of the Bible, by J C Ryle

    “Thy Word is Truth.” [John 17:17] What is truth about the Inspiration of the Bible? This is a question of supreme importance in the present day. Ignorance, or want of clear views about the subject, is a worm at the root of much religion in the nineteenth century. Myriads of…

  • Bible #2, Inspiration, by J C Ryle

    “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” [2 Timothy 3:16] How was the Bible written?-“Whence is it? From heaven, or of men?”-Had the writers of the Bible any special or peculiar help in doing their work?-Is there anything in the Bible which makes it unlike all other books, and…

  • Bible #1 – Bible-Reading, by J C Ryle

    Study the Scriptures” (John 5:39). “How do you read it?” (Luke 10:26). Next to praying there is nothing so important in practical religion as Bible-reading. God has mercifully given us a book which is “able to make [us] wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). By…

  • Assurance, by J. C. Ryle

    “Grace with assurance is no less than heaven let down into the soul.” -BISHOP HOPKINS. 1680. “I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there…