We
are all great sinners before God; sinners by nature and sinners by practice,
and therefore, we are in desperate need of a radical change and divine
forgiveness]. We ought all to cease from proud thoughts about ourselves. We
ought to lay our hands upon our mouths, and say with Abraham, I am "dust
and ashes"; and with Job, "I am vile"; and with [the apostle]
John, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us." Where is the man or woman in the whole catalogue of the
Book of Life that will ever be able to say more than this, "I obtained
mercy"? What is the glorious company of the apostles, the goodly
fellowship of the prophets, the noble army of the martyrs: what are they all
but pardoned sinners? Surely there is but one conclusion to be arrived at: we
are all great sinners, and we all need a great forgiveness.
Sin is a burden, and must be taken off. Sin is a defilement, and must be cleansed away. Sin is a mighty debt, and must be paid. Sin is a mountain standing between us and heaven, and must be removed. The first step towards heaven is to see clearly that we deserve hell. There are but two alternatives before us: we must either be forgiven, or be miserable forever. ~ JC. Ryle
Read the entire booklet at the following link: http://www.chapellibrary.org/files/archive/pdf-english/forg.pdf
Sin is a burden, and must be taken off. Sin is a defilement, and must be cleansed away. Sin is a mighty debt, and must be paid. Sin is a mountain standing between us and heaven, and must be removed. The first step towards heaven is to see clearly that we deserve hell. There are but two alternatives before us: we must either be forgiven, or be miserable forever. ~ JC. Ryle
Read the entire booklet at the following link: http://www.chapellibrary.org/files/archive/pdf-english/forg.pdf
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