Project Gutenberg 2011-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 341 Ryle, J. C. (John Charles) 1816 1900 Ryle, John Charles Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians Preface -- Self-inquiry -- Self-exertion -- Reality -- Prayer -- Bible-reading -- Going to the table -- Charity -- Zeal -- Freedom -- Happiness -- Formality -- The world -- Riches and poverty -- The best friend -- Sickness -- The family of God -- Our home -- Heirs of God -- The great gathering -- The great separation -- Eternity. E-text prepared by Colin Bell, Hazel Batey, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Practical Religion" by J. C. Ryle is a collection of essays focused on the everyday responsibilities, challenges, and privileges faced by professing Christians, likely written in the late 19th century. Ryle, writing from an Evangelical perspective, aims to encourage self-examination and a genuine faith that goes beyond mere formality. The work serves as a guide for believers striving to deepen their relationship with God and live out their faith authentically in a world rife with both spiritual opportunity and danger. The opening of "Practical Religion" sets the tone for introspection and earnest inquiry by invoking the Apostle Paul's desire to revisit the early churches and assess their faith and growth. Ryle urges readers to conduct a thorough self-assessment regarding their spiritual state in light of the numerous privileges available in their time, contrasted with the alarming prevalence of superficial religiosity. He calls attention to the dangers of falling into the trap of empty profession without the corresponding reality of heartfelt faith, setting up a series of probing questions that challenge readers to consider how genuinely they are living out their Christian convictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Anglican authors BV Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality 1024195 2025-08-15T12:11:36.656013 text/html 1020547 2011-11-28T17:45:39 text/html 454211 2025-08-15T12:11:48.156993 application/epub+zip 469871 2025-08-15T12:11:39.294014 application/epub+zip 469871 2025-08-15T12:11:37.747023 application/epub+zip 785564 2025-08-15T12:11:55.075955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707029 2025-08-15T12:11:46.904985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712697 2022-09-17T12:15:23.643029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 966605 2025-08-15T12:11:34.950041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 966520 2011-11-28T17:42:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 966537 2011-11-28T17:42:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20511 2025-08-15T12:11:55.210919 application/rdf+xml 13215 2025-08-15T12:11:38.269039 image/jpeg 3515 2025-08-15T12:11:38.007009 image/jpeg 352802 2011-11-28T17:42:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 365209 2011-11-28T17:47:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 352794 2011-11-28T17:42:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 427585 2025-08-15T12:11:36.732036 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia