JC Ryle (1816-1900) was the first bishop of Liverpool. He wrote many helpful works such as Holiness, Knots Untied, Light from Old Times, and Practical Religion. Below is a quote from Practical Religion on Practical Christian Holiness (Banner of Truth), pages 11-12 "It is as certain as anything in the Bible that 'without holiness no …
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Book Briefs: Piercing Heaven
Prayers divided into various sections Some prayers are changed to make them more readable in today's English Reading prayers as a devotional can be a helpful way to reflect on your prayer time and go deeper in your prayers. These are saints who have gone before us! Check it out at Lexham Press Let it …
Book Briefs: The Doctrine of Justification by James Buchanan
By Evan Knies James Buchanan was born in Paisley in the west of Scotland, and later studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1840 he was appointed to be minister of the High Church (St. Giles) in Edinburgh, where he became colleague to Dr. Robert Gordon, another evangelical preacher. After Thomas Chalmers' death in 1847, …
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Am I Saved? A Brief History of Assurance
By Obbie Todd There’s hardly a more relevant question in the Christian life than that of assurance. Peter affirms that the telos (the end) of our faith is salvation. (1 Pet. 1:9) So the stakes are pretty high. Yet for a question of such ultimate importance, it’s hardly ever asked. In the church today, there …
John Owen on Christ’s Obedience
By Evan Knies Owen understands that the Lord Jesus was obedient til death upon the cross. He was obedient for our sake, because of his obedience until death; Jesus has fulfilled the law for the saints. Owen said, “The law which our Lord Jesus Christ came “not to destroy, but to fulfill,” that he might …
The King’s Table 