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Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.

J. C. Ryle

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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Kind Offend Religious Sacrifice World Worth
Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.
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Follow Laughter Religious Reward World
Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear… Imitation is a far stronger principle with children than memory. What they see has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told.
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Children Father Forget Imitation Mindset Mom Principle Strong
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
And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit’s presence when the Word is really precious to a man ‘s soul.
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Believe Evidence Man Myself Soul Spirit
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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God Offend Religion
The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.
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Alone Content Heaven Man Selfish
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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Eyes Happiness Heart Poor Prayer Right Weakness
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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Desire Earth Eyes Glory God Myself People Writing
Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve.
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Doubt Eyes Heart Mistake Religious Walk Yourself
Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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Religion Satisfaction Standard World
To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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Give Up Hypocrisy Regret Repent Sin Sorry
It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
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Ourselves Religious Sin True World
The Lord Jesus is “a friend who never changes.” There is no fickleness about Him: those whom He loves, He loves to the end.
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Change End Friendship Himself Love
The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
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Intellectual Live Ourselves Scripture Tongue
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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God Idol Manufacture Mercy Yourself

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