Quoting Bishop J. C. Ryle:
A right heart is a BROKEN and CONTRITE heart (Psalm 51:17). It is broken off from pride, self-conceit, and self-righteousness. Its former high thoughts of self are cracked, shattered, and shivered to atoms. It thinks itself guilty, unworthy, and corrupt. Its former stubbornness, heaviness, and insensibility have thawed, disappeared, and passed away. It no longer thinks lightly of offending God. It is tender, sensitive, and jealously fearful of running into sin (2 Kings 22:19). It is humble, lowly, and self-abased, and sees in itself no good thing.
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totally inspired me!
Bishop Ryle’s works have been some of my favorite readings. His biography also makes for interesting reading.
A biography – that’s what I have been missing – looking forward to a great read
This is an excellent biography of J. C. Ryle:http://www.monergismbooks.com/J-C-Ryle-That-Man-of-Granite-with-the-Heart-of-a-Child-p-19451.html
JC RYLE: THAT MAN OF GRANITE WITH THE HEART OF A CHILD
ahh, forward by J.I.Packer – there is some Canadian in this one – bless you!