SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD Bishop J. C. Ryle 1816-1900 ”Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord.” 2 COR. 6.17 The text which heads this page touches a subject of vast importance in religion. That subject is the great duty of separation from the world. This is the point which St. …
Issue: Issue 5
AN ALARM TO A CARELESS WORLD A Sermon by Reverend William Romaine (1714-1795) occasioned by a series of earthquakes, preached November 30, 1755, in London. Preface* Dr. Sherlock, Bishop of London, in his letter concerning the late earthquakes, has these words:- “As to you, my brethren of the clergy, who share with me the care …
SEEING JESUS A Sermon preached by John Kershaw, of Rochdale, at Zoar Chapel, Great Alie Street, London on Thursday evening, April 28, 1848. “But we see Jesus.” Heb. 2.9 I would call your attention to three things arising from these words. First, let us endeavour to describe the characters who see Jesus. Secondly, let us …
SERIOUS READING To spend time and mental effort in serious reading seems to be an increasingly rare phenomenon. The ‘sound bites’ of the politician, the banner headlines of the tabloid newspaper, the three-minute television news report, and the general rush and business of the world drown out serious thought. The mind-numbing racket of much modern …
There is no place for us among God’s children, except we renounce the world. The Lord, by calling us to heaven, withdraws us from the earth. As much as anyone inclines to the world, so much he alienates himself from God. If meditation on the heavenly life were the prevailing sentiment in our hearts, the …
The flesh is always seeking to build its nest for ever here . . . and were we not tossed hither and thither… we would .. . forget heaven. The only way to walk through life happily is to walk holily and harmlessly in the world, in the service and fear of God. Christ is …