Charles Caldwell Ryrie

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Charles Caldwell Ryrie
BornMarch 2, 1925
St. Louis
DiedFebruary 16, 2016
NationalityAmerican
Education
  • Free Grace theology
Notable ideasRevised Dispensationalism

Charles Caldwell Ryrie (March 2, 1925 – February 16, 2016) was an American Bible scholar and Christian theologian. He served as professor of

Moody Publishers, containing more than 10,000 of Ryrie's explanatory notes. First published in 1978, it has sold more than 2 million copies.[2] He was a notable proponent of classic dispensationalism
.

Early life, education, and family

Ryrie was born to John Alexander and Elizabeth Caldwell Ryrie

St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Alton, Illinois. His paternal grandfather, John Alexander Ryrie Sr. (1827-1904), served as a correspondent in the late 1870's of the earliest known Plymouth Brethren meeting in the United States, which was started in Alton by Scottish settlers in 1849.[4] After graduating from high school in 1942, Charles attended The Stony Brook School on Long Island for one semester, where he became acquainted with headmaster Frank E. Gaebelein.[5]

Ryrie attended

Th.D. (1949). He went on to complete his Doctor of Philosophy (1954) at the University of Edinburgh.[6] He also earned a Litt.D. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, now Liberty University School of Divinity.[5]

In 1987, Ryrie's wife divorced him. Believing that the Bible did not allow divorced persons to remarry, he determined to live the rest of his life as a single man, despite his wife's subsequent remarriage.[7]

Dr. Ryrie was the father of three children and grandfather of three grandchildren.[5]

Academic career

Ryrie began his academic career by teaching one summer for Midwest Bible and Missionary Institute (which would eventually become a part of Calvary Bible College).

Philadelphia College of the Bible (now Cairn University), from 1958 to 1962.[5] He was also an adjunct faculty member from Fall 1991 through Fall 2001.[citation needed] Upon returning to Dallas once again, he became dean of doctoral studies until his retirement in 1983.[5] Ryrie has written 32 books which have sold more than 1.5 million copies.[9] Additionally, his study bible has sold more than 2.6 million copies.[10]

Ryrie was an avid collector of quality rare Bibles and Bible manuscripts. On December 5, 2016, his collection was sold by Sothebys for 7.3 Million USD.[11] A 15th century copy of a Wycliffe's Bible New Testament sold for $1,620,500 at auction.[12]

Theology

Charles Ryrie taught

pretribulation rapture.[18][page needed
]

Ryrie agreed with the doctrine of divine simplicity, saying it underscores God's self-existence.[19] Ryrie rejected Monothelitism, Apollinarianism and held to Trinitarian theology.[20]

Charles Caldwell Ryrie taught that when attending church, men should remove their caps and that women should wear a

headcovering (veil), as he said that Saint Paul's command in 1 Corinthians 11 was "based on theology (headship v.3), the order of creation (v.7-9), and the presence of angels in the meeting (v.10)."[21]

Death

Ryrie died on February 16, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.[5][22]

Publications

Two of his books (The Miracles of Our Lord and So Great Salvation) garnered the

Gold Medallion Book Award
. Other publications include:

References
  1. ^ Ellwell, Walter (1993). Handbook of Evangelical Theologians. Baker.
  2. ^ "Authors | Christian Books". www.moodypublishers.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Weaver, Paul D. (2015). Charles Caldwell Ryrie: The Man, His Ministry and Method. Kindle Direct Publishing.
  4. ^ Engle, Doug (February 17, 2022). "Alton Meeting Room". Brethrenpedia. Doug Engle. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f Glahn, Sandra (February 16, 2016). "Dr. Charles C. Ryrie (1925-2016)". DTS Magazine. Dallas Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Ryrie, Charles Caldwell (1954), The status of women in the life of the church during the first three centuries
  7. ^ "A Tribute To Dr. Charles Ryrie" by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer | url=http://www.moodychurch.org/news/ryrie/ Archived July 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Weaver, Paul D. (2015). Charles C. Ryrie: The Man, His Ministry and Method. Kindle Direct Publishing.
  9. ISBN 978-0310237860
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  10. ^ Vincent, James (2011). The MBI Story: The Vision and Worldwide Impact of Moody Bible Institute. Moody Publishers.
  11. ^ "The Bible Collection of Dr. Charles Caldwell Ryrie". Sothebys.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "The Bible Collection of Dr. Charles Caldwell Ryrie". Sothebys.com.
  13. ^ Chay, Fred (October 26, 2017). "Defending the Gospel of Grace". Grace Theology Press. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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  17. ^ "The Essentials of Dispensationalism – Israel My Glory". Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  18. ISBN 978-0-8024-2189-0
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  19. ISBN 978-1-57567-498-8
    . Ramifications. The simplicity of God underscores His self-existence (for there was no prior cause to form a composite being), assures us that God will never be anything other than Spirit, and enables us to worship in spirit; i.e., not in material ways.

    The various perfections of God are not component parts of God. Each describes His total being. Love, for example, is not a part of God's nature; God in His total being is love. Although God may display one quality or another at a given time, no quality is independent of or preeminent over any of the others. Whenever God displays His wrath, He is still love. When He shows His love, He does not abandon His holiness.
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  21. ^ Ryrie, Charles Caldwell (1976). The Ryrie Study Bible. Moody Press. p. 303. Women should be veiled or covered in the meeting of the church, and the men should not. Paul's reasons were based on theology (headship v.3), the order of creation (v.7-9), and the presence of angels in the meeting (v.10). None of these reasons was based on contemporary social custom.
  22. ^ "DTS Tweet". Dallas Theological Seminary.
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