Ryle: a passage which is deeply humbling to the pride of man


Today we come to the passage in Luke 22:54-62 where Peter denies Jesus.  This incident is recorded in all 4 Gospel accounts.  J.C. Ryle comments:

It is a passage which is deeply humbling to the pride of man, but singularly instructive to true Christians. The fall of Peter has been a beacon to the Church, and has probably preserved myriads of souls from destruction. It is a passage which supplies strong proof that the Bible is inspired and Christianity is from God. If the Christian religion had been the invention of uninspired men, its first historians would never have told us that one of the chief apostles denied his Master three times.