A Series by J.C. Ryle
Excerpt From:
Holiness:
Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties And Roots
A holy man will follow
after charity and brotherly kindness. He will endeavor to observe the golden
rule of doing as he would have men do to him and speaking as he would have men
speak to him. He will be full of affection towards his brethren, towards their
bodies, their property, their characters, their feelings, their souls.
"He that
loveth another," says Paul, "hath fulfilled the law" (Rom 13:8).
He will abhor all
lying, slandering, backbiting, cheating, dishonesty and unfair dealing, even in
the least things. The shekel and cubit of the sanctuary were larger than those
in common use. He will strive to adorn his religion by all his outward demeanor
and to make it lovely and beautiful in the eyes of all around him. Alas, what
condemning words are the thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians, and the sermon on
the mount, when laid alongside the conduct of many professing Christians!
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