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The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.

J. C. Ryle

True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person – Jesus Christ.
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Believe Communication God Live Person Proposition True
The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Deep Humility Secret Spiritual Strength True
Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear… Imitation is a far stronger principle with children than memory. What they see has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told.
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Children Father Forget Imitation Mindset Mom Principle Strong
Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
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Evidence Forgiveness Sin
Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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Beautiful Grace Humility Pride Rare Sin
The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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Greatness Ideas Service World
Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own.
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God Idol Manufacture Mercy Yourself
What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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Best Fake Reading Regular Safety
We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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God Himself Respect Worth
Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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Attention Intuition Knowledge Reading
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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Care Day End God Myself Reading Soul Thinking
Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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Identity Religious Shame Thinking
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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Blood Declare God Innocence Sin
Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
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Book Darkness God Religious
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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Day Ourselves Time
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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God Offend Religion

The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.

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