Moses – An Example by J.C. Ryle

Moses is an example of genuine faith. He chose to suffer with the people of God rather than cling to the treasures of Egypt.

Do Not Even Eat with Such a Person

Paul admonishes the Corinthians for their arrogance in failing to grieve over gross sin in their midst and to put such a professing Christian out of the church.

Greatness in the Kingdom of God

Paul admonishes the Corinthians for their arrogance. He shows them his experience in following Christ and rebukes them for puffing themselves up in pride. The church of today needs this rebuke.

The Church has a Sacred Trust

The church has been entrusted with a treasure - the gospel - which must be guarded carefully and faithfully. Otherwise we will be found unfaithful when Christ comes again. We are stewards of this pearl of great price and we must never alter it no matter how much pressure people with itching ears crave another gospel.

The Sinner’s BIOS is Corrupted

When Paul tells us to be renewed in the spirit of our mind, he means that the very essence and depth of the sinner's being is corrupted so that the mind is darkened, blinded, and broken. It cannot process God's Revelation to us and twists His truth into a lie.

We Must Become Foolish to be Wise

The world's wisdom is foolishness to God. If we are going to be wise in God's real wisdom, we must be willing to be regarded as fools by the world.

Faith is Our Victory

Faith is a gift from God given when He makes us new creations. Faith embraces the wisdom of God even though the world calls it foolishness. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Man the sinner cannot and will not believe God's Word.

Have You Heard Him?

The wisdom of God, the truth of Christ and His Word and gospel, is only seen and heard by the work of the Holy Spirit in us. A real Christian is a person who had heard Christ, who has learned Christ, who has been taught Christ - all by the life-working work of the Holy Spirit. Apart from this spiritual work in us by the Spirit, we would never HEAR Christ.

The Chief Building Inspector

We must be careful to build Christ's church upon the one true foundation - which is Jesus Christ. And we must be careful to add to that foundation by the foolishness of the message preached - Jesus Christ and Him crucified. We must never mingle the wisdom or methods of the world with the gospel.

The Lord Strikes Down Rulers Who Mock Him

The Lord blinds, hardens, and strikes down evil rulers who mock Him. We see this pattern repeatedly in Scripture.