Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
J. C. RYLEThe true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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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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Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet he bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.
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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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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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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.
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Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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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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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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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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