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.
J. C. RYLEAnd I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit’s presence when the Word is really precious to a man ‘s soul.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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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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The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
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If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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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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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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That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
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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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There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
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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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Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too.
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Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
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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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