“He being dead yet speaketh”: JC Ryle and loyalty to the Church of England
From the Ugley Vicar blog:
(…) To those here in England who say, “It is time to leave,” I would therefore say, “Feel the force of Ryle’s plea – especially about the ebb and flow of history, the need for courage and the demand of loyalty.”
However, to those who say, “There: you see, we are following Ryle and staying loyal to the church, and are not like those he would condemn for quitting,” I would say, “Look again at the first paragraph. Is this ‘the church’ to which he urged you to stay loyal – the church of the Bible, Articles and Reformation? And does your loyalty consist of manning the pumps, or are you serenely enjoying the trip? Do you work alongside those who see things as more urgent than you, or do you look coolly at them? Above all, is your loyalty doctrinal or merely institutional?” Read more
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