The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
J. C. RYLEWhatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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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.
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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.
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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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If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
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Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
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Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
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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.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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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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There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
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Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
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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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Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
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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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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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However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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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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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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Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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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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God knew what we were before conversion – wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion – weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
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