A Right Knowledge of Sin

by J.C. Ryle
 
The plain truth is that a right knowledge of sin lies at the root of all saving Christianity.

 If a man does not realize the dangerous nature of his soul’s disease, you cannot wonder if he is content with false or imperfect remedies.

I say furthermore, that “a sin,” to speak more particularly, consists of doing, saying, thinking, or imagining, anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God.

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