We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes.
J. C. RYLEThe Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
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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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Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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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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We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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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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Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer… He may sometimes keep us long waiting…but He will never send us empty away.
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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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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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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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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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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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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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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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