This year my plan is to highlight inspiring quotes from twelve of my favorite theologians, featuring a different theologian each month, along with a short commentary about each quote.
J.C. Ryle (John Charles Ryle) is my featured theologian for the month of January. He lived from 1816 to 1900 and was an Anglican bishop, a well known preacher of his day, and an author of many Christ-centered writings. Here below is the first of five quotes from J.C. Ryle for this month. The remainder of this year’s collection will be added weekly to this initial January blog post.
Q: What do poison, false doctrine, and sin have in common?
A: All three have harmful outcomes and all three need a remedy.
The remedy for poison is an antidote.
The remedy for false doctrine is the truth of God’s word, the Bible.
And the remedy for sin is forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ.
While only God and Jesus have the power and authority to forgive sins, faith in Jesus Christ as God’s Son is a prerequisite. “If you do not believe that I am [God], you will indeed die in your sins.” John 8:24. So while Jesus’ sacrificial death made it possible for us to be forgiven and to live into eternity with Him, we must possess a saving faith that includes repentance in order for this to be true in our own life. This is the central theme of the gospel message and the very heart of what we are to explain to the world. If a person never comes to the understanding that they are a sinner in need of forgiveness through faith in Jesus, they will die in their sins. No amount of good works or forgiveness from any other source can remedy the imperative problem of sin. #SaturdaySayings
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