Holiness
Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots
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- 13 hr 34 min read
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Introduction
About this book
J. C. Ryle’s classic on what it means to be holy, in the enlarged 1879 edition. Writing amid the “higher life” debates of the 1870s, Ryle went back to Scripture and the Puritans to show that holiness is no sudden leap but a lifelong fight: it begins with an honest look at sin, grows through sanctification, and costs the believer something every day. Twenty plain-spoken papers follow — on the fight, the cost, growth and assurance; on Moses, Lot and Lot’s wife; on the dying thief and the storm on the lake — closing with “Christ Is All” and a set of extracts from Traill and Brooks.
He that 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 corruption.
Contents
- 1 Introduction 29 min
- 2 Sin 35 min
- 3 Sanctification 45 min
- 4 Holiness 43 min
- 5 The Fight 40 min
- 6 The Cost 30 min
- 7 Growth 37 min
- 8 Assurance 78 min
- 9 Moses — An Example 34 min
- 10 Lot — A Beacon 33 min
- 11 A Woman to Be Remembered 45 min
- 12 Christ’s Greatest Trophy 32 min
- 13 The Ruler of the Waves 48 min
- 14 The Church Which Christ Builds 31 min
- 15 Visible Churches Warned 27 min
- 16 Lovest Thou Me? 31 min
- 17 Without Christ 20 min
- 18 Thirst Relieved 44 min
- 19 Unsearchable Riches 29 min
- 20 Wants of the Times 41 min
- 21 Christ Is All 41 min
- 22 Extracts from Old Writers 20 min
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