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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.

J. C. Ryle

The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
J. C. RYLE

Greatness Ideas Service World
Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
J. C. RYLE

Addiction Destroy Devil Scripture Substitution
Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
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Determination Diligent Honesty Ourselves Practice Reading
Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
J. C. RYLE

Believe Himself Patience Quiet Wait
Let us never forget that our chief danger is from within. The world and the devil combined, cannot do us as much harm as our own hearts will, if we do not watch and pray.
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Combination Dangerous Forget Harm Heart Ourselves World
Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord.
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Better Expectation God Representation World
No one ever said at the end of his days; ‘I have read my bible too much, I have thought of God too much, I have prayed too much, I have been too careful with my soul’
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Care Day End God Myself Reading Soul Thinking
Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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Religion Satisfaction Standard World
People fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.
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Accounts Discover Fall In Love People Private
Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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Fall Man Privacy
It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
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Friendship Hard Impossible Relative
Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
J. C. RYLE

Anxiety Gold Humble Loss Sick
Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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Live Thinking Time Yourself
Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
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Book Care Friendship God Minister Word
The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
J. C. RYLE

Build Goodness Oneself Parents Training
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
J. C. RYLE

Day Ourselves Time

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