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The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.

J. C. Ryle

It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
J. C. RYLE

Friendship Hard Impossible Relative
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.
J. C. RYLE

Education Family God Himself Learning Student Weakness
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.
J. C. RYLE

Kind Offend Religious Sacrifice World Worth
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.
J. C. RYLE

Evil God Talk Tempt Yourself
There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
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Account Action Consequence Forever
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
J. C. RYLE

Hell Unity Worth
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.
J. C. RYLE

Believe Body Faith Life Person Prayer Soul
There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
J. C. RYLE

Appearance Peace Universe
According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
J. C. RYLE

Heaven Hell Man Religious World
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’
J. C. RYLE

Care Day End God Myself Reading Soul Thinking
However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
J. C. RYLE

Corruption Heart Live Ourselves Past
God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
J. C. RYLE

God Save Sin Willing
The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
J. C. RYLE

God Himself Love People
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.
J. C. RYLE

Alone Children Leaving Mistake Small Training
Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
J. C. RYLE

Live Thinking Time Yourself
To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
J. C. RYLE

Give Up Hypocrisy Regret Repent Sin Sorry

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