Practical Religion

"The love of the bible will show itself in a believer's readiness to bear evil as well as to do good. It will make him patient under provocation, forgiving when injured, meek when unjustly attacked, quiet when slandered. It will make him hear much, put up with much and look over much, submit often and deny himself often, all for the sake of peace. "The present volume contains a series of papers about practical religion and deals with the daily duties, dangers, experiences and privileges of all who profess and call themselves Christians. I now send forth this volume with an earnest prayer that God the Holy Spirit may bless it, and make it useful and helpful to many souls." -J.C. Ryle This is the collection of Ryle's addresses, previously published as Practical Religion, in which he dealt with 'the daily duties, dangers, experience and privileges of all who profess and call themselves true Christians'. Read in conjunction with Holiness, it will throw light on what every believer ought to be, to do and to expect. As with all Ryle's works, Practical Religion is clear, concise and penetrating. It was designed to be a companion to his other books, Old Paths, Knots Untied and Holiness, providing guidance on how the Christian believer is to live. In Ryle's own words, it 'treats of the daily duties, dangers, experience, and privileges of all who profess and call themselves true Christians.' Bishop John Charles Ryle wrote well over two hundred evangelical tracts, of which more than two million were circulated, and many were translated into foreign languages. Throughout his ministry he remained one of the strongest defenders of the evangelical reformed faith within the Church of England. CONTENTS: 1. Self-Inquiry 2. Self-Exertion 3. Reality 4. A Call to Prayer 5. Bible Reading 6. The Lord's Supper 7. Christian Love 8. Zeal 9. Freedom 10. HAPPINESS 11. Formal Religion 12. The World 13. Riches and Poverty 14. The Best Friend 15. Sickness 16. The Family of God