Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
J. C. RYLEOur 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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Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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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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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
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If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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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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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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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 will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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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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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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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 nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.
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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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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
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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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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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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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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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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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