Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
J. C. RYLEJust 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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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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Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.
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Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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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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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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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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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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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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Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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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.
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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.
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