Sunday, January 10, 2010

Knowing, Feeling, Doing

J. C. Ryle:
However much the world may sneer at ‘feelings’ in religion, and however false or unhealthy religious feelings may sometimes be, the great truth still remains behind that feeling is the secret of doing. The heart must be engaged for Christ, or the hands will soon hang down. . . .

The only way to make men holy is to teach and preach free and full forgiveness through Jesus Christ. The secret of being holy ourselves is to know and feel that Christ has pardoned our sins.”

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, on Luke 7:36-50, italics his.

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