There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
J. C. RYLENever does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.
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That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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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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I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion.
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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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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.
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Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own.
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Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too.
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The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
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Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
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Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
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Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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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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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
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