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It will cost a man his love of ease

I read another chapter in the book from the Real Retreat, Faithfulness and Holiness. Today’s chapter was called The Cost. J.C. Ryle begins the chapter by emphasizing that it required the blood of Jesus to save a Christian’s soul….nothing more, nothing less. With this truth as foundational for our understanding of Christianity he then considers what a Christian must be ready to give up if he wishes to be saved. Of if you like, to live a life of grateful obedience to Jesus because of all that he has done. Here is one quote that jumped off the page at me and thought I would share for you additional thoughts.

“It will cost a man his love of ease…He must take heed to his behaviour every hour of the day, in every company, and in every place, in public as well as in private, among strangers as well as at home. He must be careful over his time, his tongue, his temper, his thoughts, his imaginations, his motives, his conduct in every relation of life. He must be diligent about his prayers, his Bible-reading, his use of Sundays, with all their means of grace.”

One Response to “It will cost a man his love of ease”

1. Bing Says:
   April 24th, 2008 at 9:37 am

   m2, that stirred my heart. thanks man. it’s sweet to know what you’re guiding students toward. steady on…

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