There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
J. C. RYLEIf you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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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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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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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.
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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 must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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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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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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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
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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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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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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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No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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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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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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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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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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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.
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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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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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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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God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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