Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
J. C. RYLEWe know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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Obedience is the only reality. It is faith visible, faith acting, and faith manifest. It is the test of real discipleship among the Lord’s people.
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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Let us resolve by God’s grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.
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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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However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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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 beware of repentance without evidence.
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We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes.
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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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Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
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We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life.
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