Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
J. C. RYLEIf you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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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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If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
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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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Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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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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What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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