Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
J. C. RYLENo 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’
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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How is it that many who profess and call themselves Christians, do so little for the Savior whose name they bear?
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That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
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The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.
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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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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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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
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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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Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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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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I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion.
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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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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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