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Repentance by J.C. Ryle: A Comprehensive Book Summary

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

Download the PDF to print at home (4 pages): Repentance Introduction: The Foundation of the Gospel Message J.C. Ryle’s classic work “Repentance” centers on the sobering words of Jesus Christ from Luke 13:3-5: “Except you repent, you will all likewise perish.” While these words may initially appear stern and severe, Ryle explains they emanate from…

The devil is not fighting religion. He’s too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it. We are plainly told in the Scriptures that in the last days men will not endure sound doctrine and will depart from the faith and heap to themselves teachers to tickle their ears. We live in an epidemic of this itch, and popular preachers have developed ‘ear-tickling’ into a fine art.

~Vance Havner

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