Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
J. C. RYLENothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve.
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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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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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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
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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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Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
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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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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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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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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.
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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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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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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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The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
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O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of His hands.
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Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto Jesus. Do you feel cold, dull, and backsliding? Look unto Jesus.
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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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I fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another.
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It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
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