The Christian Race

and other sermons

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ISBN 9781800404908
Binding

Cloth-bound

Format

Book

Page Count

320

Banner Pub Date

2025

The Author

Ryle, J.C.

Subtitle

and other sermons

Book Description

When the aged J. C. Ryle announced he was to resign from the office of bishop of Liverpool, his friends encouraged him to publish a selection of sermons as a memorial to his sixty years of ministry, from country parson to diocesan bishop.

The resulting selection, chosen by one of Ryle’s colleagues in the Liverpool diocese, T. J. Madden, exemplifies the beating heart of biblical religion which epitomized Ryle’s approach to ministry. The title of the selection is taken from one of the sermons, and the themes covered in this volume will be found to equip readers, as they did their first hearers, to run the Christian race with endurance.

Themes such as regeneration, saving faith, righteousness, the character and privileges of the true Christian, the character of Jesus Christ, and heaven, among others, all serve to draw out the doctrinal teachings of the Scriptures, whilst applying those teachings to the practical realities of the Christian life.

Readers familiar with Ryle’s other works, including his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Holiness, Practical Religion, and Knots Untied to name but a few, will recognize in these sermons that same clarity of expression and practical wisdom which are a hallmark of his style.

In England, Ryle stands in the foremost rank of those who have held forth the word of life and fought the good fight of faith. He is one of the Lord’s standard-bearers of the late Victorian age. The ‘healthful spirit of God’s grace’ was upon him. Being dead he continues to speak.

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  1. Aaron Lee

    In The Christian Race, Banner of Truth presents sermons by J. C. Ryle on enduring in the faith.

    I was most pleased to read a series of three sermons on regeneration, taking all three to examine John 3:3. Ryle strikes a clear distinction between those who are born again and those who are not. He focuses on an inward change in spirit and truth, and that it is impossible to change your heart without God. Writing with urgency, he implores his hearers not to quench the Spirit and goes on to list 8 marks of a born-again believer.

    Motivating and Encouraging

    I was most excited to read a four-sermon series from Revelation. There is urgency and pleading in these sermons. Ryle speaks of heavenly glories, and the blessings and rewards that come with being included in the redeemed. I was compelled to look forward to a place of perfect unbroken happiness, no sorrows, and being with my Savior.

    The Christian Race is an excellent collection of sermons that will spur you on in your walk with God. Motivating and encouraging, it will cause you to run.

    I received a media copy of The Christian Race and this is my honest review.

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