Category: Luke

Christ dying for our sins, and rising again for our justification, must be our only plea, if we wish to be saved.

July 10, 2024

J.C. Ryle on the Transfiguration account in Luke 9, in our reading plan for today: …this passage shows us that the Old Testament saints in glory take a deep interest in Christ’s atoning death. We are told that when Moses and Elijah appeared in glory with our Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration, they “talked with Him.” … More Christ dying for our sins, and rising again for our justification, must be our only plea, if we wish to be saved.

Wanted: Those who will cleave to Christ when the many are against Him

July 9, 2024

Luke 9:20 Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” J.C. Ryle: We should pray frequently that God would raise up more Christians of the stamp of the apostle Peter. Erring, and unstable, and ignorant of his own heart as he sometimes proved, that blessed apostle … More Wanted: Those who will cleave to Christ when the many are against Him

Learning from leftovers

July 8, 2024

  And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of … More Learning from leftovers

How’s your hearing?

July 5, 2024

The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they … More How’s your hearing?

Forgiven much=love much

July 3, 2024

J.C.Ryle comments on Luke 7:36-50 a sense of having our sins forgiven is the mainspring and life-blood of love to Christ. This, beyond doubt, was the lesson which our Lord wished Simon the Pharisee to learn, when He told him the story of the two debtors. “One owed his creditor five hundred pence, and the other … More Forgiven much=love much