{"product_id":"the-christian-race","title":"The Christian Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the aged J. C. Ryle announced he was to resign from the office of bishop of Liverpool, his friends encouraged him to publish a selection of sermons as a memorial to his sixty years of ministry, from country parson to diocesan bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting selection, chosen by one of Ryle’s colleagues in the Liverpool diocese, T. J. Madden, exemplifies the beating heart of biblical religion which epitomized Ryle’s approach to ministry. The title of the selection is taken from one of the sermons, and the themes covered in this volume will be found to equip readers, as they did their first hearers, to run the Christian race with endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThemes such as regeneration, saving faith, righteousness, the character and privileges of the true Christian, the character of Jesus Christ, and heaven, among others, all serve to draw out the doctrinal teachings of the Scriptures, whilst applying those teachings to the practical realities of the Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders familiar with Ryle’s other works, including his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Holiness, Practical Religion, and Knots Untied to name but a few, will recognize in these sermons that same clarity of expression and practical wisdom which are a hallmark of his style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn England, Ryle stands in the foremost rank of those who have held forth the word of life and fought the good fight of faith. He is one of the Lord’s standard-bearers of the late Victorian age. The ‘healthful spirit of God’s grace’ was upon him. Being dead he continues to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. C. Ryle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54954251157880,"sku":"9781800404908","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/10105902_LRG_28be06ad-9b1f-47a9-ab5e-b49e0030ce8f.jpg?v=1753447497","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/the-christian-race","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}