Except a man be born again, he will wish one day he had never been born at all.
J. C. RYLEIt 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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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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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.
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Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
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There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough-a cheap Christianity which offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice-which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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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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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.
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Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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God knew what we were before conversion – wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion – weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
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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 love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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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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