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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

If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
J. C. RYLE

Himself Love Reason Yourself
We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
J. C. RYLE

God Himself Respect Worth
Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
J. C. RYLE

God Reason Return Season Sin World
There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
J. C. RYLE

Bridge Earth God Heaven Son
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
Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
J. C. RYLE

Body Love Yourself
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.
J. C. RYLE

Children Father Forget Imitation Mindset Mom Principle Strong
Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
J. C. RYLE

Live Place Prayer Sin Togetherness
Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
J. C. RYLE

Addiction Destroy Devil Scripture Substitution
Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
J. C. RYLE

Better God Judgement Man Time
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.
J. C. RYLE

Give Up Ideas Impossible Try Walk Wasted Time World
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
J. C. RYLE

Day Ourselves Time
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
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
Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
J. C. RYLE

Friendship Ourselves Prayer Seek
My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
J. C. RYLE

Desire Earth Eyes Glory God Myself People Writing

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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