Prepared to Stand Alone (J.C. Ryle)

The life of J.C. Ryle has only to be heard once to be remembered. His
84 years (1816-1900) included remarkable contrasts-the promise of a
fortune, then the poverty of a bankrupt; a Suffolk country pastor, then bishop
of the leading seaport of the British Empire. But there was a still greater
change-from the successful youth at Eton and Oxford, who did not pray or
read his Bible till he was 21, to become a Christian bold as a lion for " the truth of God's Word and his Gospel.
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Although one of the most widely read evangelical authors of the
nineteenth century, Ryle's writings lost influence after his death.
Research on his life was accomplished by able authors, and from a new wealth of
material Iain Murray has put together a compelling biography. Ryle believed in
definite doctrine, in a message which does not adjust to the times, in revival,
and in the living Christ. He knew that all the great turning points of church
history have been attended with controversy, and that there are times " when controversy is not only a duty but a benefit.
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