means in some circles there is very little genuine Christianity. Many who fervently call him are not ‘Lord, Lord’ Christians.” to Discipleship) 1986 Dr James M. Boice (Christ’s Call likely your religion costs you nothing. Very probably it “Very neither costs you trouble, nor time, nor thought, nor care, nor pains, nor reading, nor praying, nor self-denial, nor conflict, nor working, nor labor of any a religion as this kind….Such will never save your soul...A religion which costs nothing is worth nothing.” Bishop J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) Chapter 5 Who is on Side? – God’s Usually great things are accomplished over a long time. But when we read the four Gospels, the vast amount of the material deals with only 3.5 years of young adult life. Jesus’ The experiences and truth that flowed from those relatively few months in His life have had a greater impact on the world than all the writings of all philosophers of all ages! Today we marvel at the endless lessons and grace we derive from these few years of the life of Christ. Those who followed Him found in Him much more than they had ever dreamed. But it was not all thrills and chills. There were frequent times of testing and tears, too. The context
means in some circles there is very little genuine Christianity. Many who fervently call him ‘Lord, Lord’ are not Christians.” Dr James M. Boice (Christ’s Call to Discipleship) 1986 “Very likely your religion costs you nothing. Very probably it neither costs you trouble, nor time, nor thought, nor care, nor pains, nor reading, nor praying, nor self-denial, nor conflict, nor working, nor labor of any kind….Such a religion as this will never save your soul...A religion which costs nothing is worth nothing.” Bishop J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) Chapter 5 – Who is on God’s Side? Usually great things are accomplished over a long time. But when we read the four Gospels, the vast amount of the material deals with only 3.5 years of Jesus’ young adult life. The experiences and truth that flowed from those relatively few months in His life have had a greater impact on the world than all the writings of all philosophers of all ages! Today we marvel at the endless lessons and grace we derive from these few years of the life of Christ. Those who followed Him found in Him much more than they had ever dreamed. But it was not all thrills and chills. There were frequent times of testing and tears, too. The context
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