Publisher's Synopsis
Everybody can say, "I Hope".....But what is the basis of that hope?
On what is your hope built? Too often people cannot tell you. Too often those words, "I Hope," are only spoken as a mere excuse to avoid a disagreeable subject. This we know, a hope based on hope is hopeless.
In this discourse, Bishop Ryle gives us some valuable thoughts. As he tells us, "If our hope is bad, it is high time to know it, and to seek a better one. There are five marks of a really good hope. Happy is the person who can say of each of these marks, 'I know it by experience. This is my hope about my soul.' "
J.C. Ryle's writings differ from many of today's Christian writings in that he writes as a Pastor who leads instead of a "how to" instructor. You may not agree with all he says. But his delivery and Scriptural support is worthy of your consideration.
