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J.C. Ryle : prepared to stand alone (edição 2016)

por Iain Hamish Murray

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J. C. Ryle's life has only to be heard about once to be remembered. His 84 years (1816-1900) included remarkable contrasts - the promise of a fortune, then the poverty of a bankrupt; a Suffolk country pastor, then bishop of the leading seaport of the British Empire. But there was a still greater change - from the successful youth at Eton and Oxford, who did not pray or read his Bible till he was 21, to the Christian 'bold as a lion for the truth of God's Word and his Gospel'. A much-loved evangelical author of the nineteenth century, Ryle's influence waned after his death. The world, it was supposed, had moved on. Then, fifty years later a 'rediscovery' of the man and his message began. Research on his life was accomplished by able authors, and from this wealth of material Iain Murray has put together a compelling biography. Ryle believed in the living Christ, in definite doctrine, and in a message which does not adjust to the times. His life is convincing evidence that Christianity stands or falls depending on its relation to the word of God and to the Holy Spirit. That he is being read widely again at the present time gives hope of better days. Book jacket.… (mais)
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Título:J.C. Ryle : prepared to stand alone
Autores:Iain Hamish Murray
Informação:Edinburgh : The Banner of Turth Trust, [2016]
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J.C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone por Iain H. Murray

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I discovered J.C. Ryle last year. Simply put - he is UH-MAZE-INGGGGG!!!! I have been reading his commentary on John. It is scholarly, culturally relevant (despite being over 100 years old), and pastoral. While I have grown to love his writings, I did not know very much about the man himself. When I saw Iain Murray's Banner of Truth release, I pounced. I have read several of Murray's biographies in the past and find his writing style very pleasant.

J. C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Along did not disappoint. It was thorough, yet it did not drag on. It was theologically-minded, but not too academic. I walked away with a deep appreciation for Ryle, especially his willingness to stand for the faith in the late 1800s as liberalism began to beset the church. His courage is inspiring!

On a side note, I knew nothing of the theological schism between Ryle and his son. This heart-rending separation led to some wonderful discussions with my own son. ( )
  RobSumrall | Apr 9, 2017 |
Summary: The biography of this nineteenth century evangelical Anglican, from his early student days, his conversion, the decision to enter ministry, and his growing national reputation and his different assignments, including his last years as the first Bishop of Liverpool.

Earlier this year, a reading group of which I am a part chose J. C. Ryle's Holiness (reviewed here) for our book discussions. Having read English writers of this era like John Henry Newman, I was bracing myself for highly convoluted sentences from which I would ferret meaning. Instead, I encountered a writer who was plain-spoken and a man of gracious, but uncompromising conviction. So when I came across notice of this new biography of Ryle, I acquired a copy, wanting to learn more of this man.

Ryle grew up the affluent son of a banker. He was tall, a gifted player of cricket, and seemed bound for a successful career, possibly in politics. During an illness in his last year at Oxford, he began to read his Bible and came to a personal faith in Christ, having previously been influenced by the conversion of his sister and a close relative.

A second turning point came when his father's banking interest collapsed and he found himself without the means to pursue the political career for which he seemed destined. Instead, he sought ordination in the Church of England, serving first at Exbury and then St. Thomas's Winchester. This was followed by a pastorate in Helmingham, during which he married twice, losing both wives, leaving him with five children. He wrote of this time, "There are anxieties in such cases which no one knows but he who has gone through them; anxieties which can crush the strongest spirit."

Yet during these years Murray describes the pattern of a ministry that was constant in pastoral care visiting people in their homes, saturated with study, of the scriptures and the best of the Puritans, marked by compelling preaching, and further propagated through the publishing of tracts and collections of sermons. It was a time when Newman, Pusey, Keble, Froude, and others were publishing Tracts for the Times and leading a movement toward Anglo-Catholicism emphasizing sacraments, ritual, and ties with Rome, that Ryle and others thought contrary both to the Thirty-Nine Articles and to an evangelical faith rooted in the scriptures and the saving work of Christ.

A move to Stradbroke in 1861 brought with it a third marriage that would last until Henrietta's death in 1889 and an increasingly national reputation as a voice for the evangelical wing of the Anglican Church. There were further publications, including his commentary on the Gospel of John. In 1872 he became Canon of Norwich and in 1880, at age 64, he became the first Bishop of Liverpool. He remained in this post until shortly before his death in 1900, establishing 44 new churches and mission halls, and becoming beloved among the working people, if not among a Church of England growing increasingly sacramental and tolerant of theological heterodoxy that moved away from evangelical conviction.

He was not able to stem the tide despite his efforts, even with his own son Herbert, who became a leader in the "broad" church. They differed but always remained charitable toward each other. One telling observation made however is that J.C. Ryle's work continues to be re-printed and read, Herbert's has not.

This makes me wonder about the subtitle, "prepared to stand alone." It appears that this may often have been the case for Ryle, especially later in life. Are there times when it may seem that many, even those most dear will desert "the faith once delivered?" Perhaps this is why some find the writing of Ryle of such comfort in a time where parts of the church are given over to political captivity and others to a latitudinarianism that considers matters of doctrine of little value. Ryle brings together in his life and preaching both clarity of conviction and charity toward those with whom he ministered as he sought to proclaim that transforming power of new life in Christ.

Murray's new biography explores the "long obedience" of this evangelical leader who never left the Church of England. He also includes two appendices, one with quotes from Ryle, and the other a brief profile of Herbert Ryle, his son. I'll close with one of those quotes, on the "new birth," a terminology that has undeservedly fallen into disrepute:

"The change which our Lord he declares needful to salvation is evidently no slight or superficial one. It is not merely reformation, or amendment, or moral change, or outward alteration of life. It is a thorough change of heart, will, and character. It is a resurrection. It is a new creation. It is a passing from death to life. It is the implanting in our dead hearts of a new principle from above. It is the calling into existence of a new creature, with a new nature, new habits of life, new tastes, new desires, new appetites, new judgments, new opinions, new hopes, and new fears. All this and nothing less than this is implied, when our Lord declares we all need a 'new birth'.... Heaven may be reached without money, or rank, or learning. But it is clear as daylight, if words have any meaning, that no one can enter heaven without a 'new birth.' "
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher . I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. ( )
  BobonBooks | Nov 14, 2016 |
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J. C. Ryle's life has only to be heard about once to be remembered. His 84 years (1816-1900) included remarkable contrasts - the promise of a fortune, then the poverty of a bankrupt; a Suffolk country pastor, then bishop of the leading seaport of the British Empire. But there was a still greater change - from the successful youth at Eton and Oxford, who did not pray or read his Bible till he was 21, to the Christian 'bold as a lion for the truth of God's Word and his Gospel'. A much-loved evangelical author of the nineteenth century, Ryle's influence waned after his death. The world, it was supposed, had moved on. Then, fifty years later a 'rediscovery' of the man and his message began. Research on his life was accomplished by able authors, and from this wealth of material Iain Murray has put together a compelling biography. Ryle believed in the living Christ, in definite doctrine, and in a message which does not adjust to the times. His life is convincing evidence that Christianity stands or falls depending on its relation to the word of God and to the Holy Spirit. That he is being read widely again at the present time gives hope of better days. Book jacket.

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