tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post115280089226161555..comments2024-03-24T03:21:03.154-04:00Comments on CAMPONTHIS: The Cross of Christ (pt 1)...by J.C. RyleSJ Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-11727587326204597572009-11-16T13:41:08.528-05:002009-11-16T13:41:08.528-05:00Thank you brother for being bold in times when hea...Thank you brother for being bold in times when hearts fail. Living Dangerously in the hands of GOD.<br /><br />Eric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168633307689999472007-01-12T15:21:00.000-05:002007-01-12T15:21:00.000-05:00J. C. Ryle, what an humble extraordinary servant o...J. C. Ryle, what an humble extraordinary servant of Christ our Lord. Always edifying to read this man of God's words.<BR/> Thanks Steve.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168624982694200302007-01-12T13:03:00.000-05:002007-01-12T13:03:00.000-05:00You do realise dont you that Ryle is classed as an...You do realise dont you that Ryle is classed as an Amyraldian? He did not believe in the form of limited atonement I think you want to express. For him, substitutionary atonement had a very different connotation.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>DavidDavid Ponterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329361749094253372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168538122369909882007-01-11T12:55:00.000-05:002007-01-11T12:55:00.000-05:00Ryle is great...alan...I agree with your sentiment...Ryle is great...alan...I agree with your sentiment. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post Steve...Seth McBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765679934165890595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1168534767917544232007-01-11T11:59:00.000-05:002007-01-11T11:59:00.000-05:00While it is true that Paul was highly qualified fo...While it is true that Paul was highly qualified for the task that God chose him for, and he chose not to boast in his qualifications, let us not forget one of the most amazing aspects of who he was. Perhaps it is why he said;<BR/><BR/> "13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; <BR/> 14 and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. <BR/> 15 It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all." <BR/>New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (1 Ti 1:13). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.<BR/><BR/>Paul had many things to boast in with respect to the world but he chose that which was a stumbling stone to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks. The most striking reason for this is the fact of what Paul alluded to in verse 13 of the preceeding passage, he was a murderer by his hearty approval, persecutor, violent agressor and blasphemer Acts 7:58; 8:1; 22:20; 26:10. Inspite of these most heinous of crimes Christ chose to show him mercy and made him the greatest apostle of the New Testament. What great hope this gives the common man who thinks he is unworthy, who had more reason to say he was unworthy when he was shown who he truly was? In being shown who he was he was given the greatest grace of all! <BR/>While J.C. Ryle is right in that Paul had all the worldly training in the world and in that he could have boasted, it is more striking when you consider who he really was! In that revelation of self Paul knew that all of his training and experience was null and void, filthy rags, he truly had only the cross to boast in.<BR/>I agree that J.C. Ryle was a profound teacher, and it would not hurt to read more of his works and works like his, however, our first book to pick up and endeavor to master should be the Bible itself. Perhaps if we did this we could write books of our own that are as profound as Ryle's, Tozer's, Spurgeon's etc.... We need more men and women to abandon there own boasting, men and women who choose to become less that Christ might become more. Forget all of the religous tags of Calvinism, Baptist, Arminianist or what ever your choice might be, we are cross bearers, stumbling blocks and fools to the world, we are disciples of Jesus Christ and in him and him only let us find our boast!gigantor1231https://www.blogger.com/profile/13329932791380481665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1153103578412655772006-07-16T22:32:00.000-04:002006-07-16T22:32:00.000-04:00Great message! This type of preaching is vitally n...Great message! This type of preaching is vitally needed in our churches today!<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/>CRChristopher Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649412200796772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1152887005811599032006-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:00Imagine....Sunday July 16, 2006..If in every churc...Imagine....Sunday July 16, 2006..<BR/>If in every church, on every radio, television and internet broadcast...this message was proclaimed without "watering down". If every person who claims to be a Christian opened themselves up to the hearing of this message and began to apply it to their lives.<BR/>If every Christian then took this message to the world.<BR/>I can only imagine....Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428323970838259636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1152820948594389512006-07-13T16:02:00.000-04:002006-07-13T16:02:00.000-04:00Ryle's article should be required reading for ever...Ryle's article should be required reading for every Christian. Thanks Steve.Alan E. Kurschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963783504805163298noreply@blogger.com