J.C. Ryle: 10 Questions to Test Whether You Are a True Christian

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7. Do We Enjoy the Means of Grace?

God has given us tools to grow:

  • Bible reading
  • Private prayer
  • Public worship
  • The Lord’s Supper
  • Sabbath rest

But many go through the motions, never delighting in them. Feeling in these things is a test of our spiritual state.

Let us ask: Do I love and benefit from the means of grace?

8. Do We Do Any Good in the World?

Christ “went about doing good.” So did His followers.

A Christian who does nothing for others is unknown in the New Testament. Yet many today live only for themselves.

Let us ask: Do I do good to others—beyond my own circle?

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