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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.

J. C. Ryle

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.
J. C. RYLE

Comfortable God Hands Preparation Yourself
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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God Offend Religion
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
Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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Live Thinking Time Yourself
The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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God Himself Love People
However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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Corruption Heart Live Ourselves Past
Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
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Determination Diligent Honesty Ourselves Practice Reading
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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Born Care Dangerous Live Myself Person
Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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God Happiness Poverty Wealth
It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
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Friendship Hard Impossible Relative
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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Admire Possession Practice Professional Scripture
The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.
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Argument Fear Holy People Punishment Reward
Conversion is not putting a man in an armchair and taking him easily to heaven. It is the beginning of a mighty conflict, in which it costs much to win the victory.
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Beginning Easy Heaven Himself Man Victory Win
If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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Love Prayer Yourself
Let us resolve by God’s grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.
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God Grace Ourselves Poor Prayer
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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Believe Evidence Man Myself Soul Spirit

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