Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
J. C. RYLENo one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person – Jesus Christ.
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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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The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
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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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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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It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
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Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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How is it that many who profess and call themselves Christians, do so little for the Savior whose name they bear?
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