Man's Obstinate Unbelief

What right have we to wonder if the hearers of modern sermons in countless instances remain unbelieving? "The disciple is not greater than his Master." If even the hearers of Christ did not believe, how much more should we expect to find unbelief among the hearers of His ministers. Let the truth be spoken and confessed. Man's obstinate unbelief is one among many indirect proofs that the Bible is true. -- J.C. Ryle, DD