Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
J. C. RYLEWherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
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God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
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It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
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Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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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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Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto Jesus. Do you feel cold, dull, and backsliding? Look unto Jesus.
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Except a man be born again, he will wish one day he had never been born at all.
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There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough-a cheap Christianity which offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice-which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.
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What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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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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Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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The only way to be really happy in such a world as this, is to be ever casting all our cares on God.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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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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If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life.
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