J. C. Ryle on action
J. C. Ryle116 quotes“Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.”
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If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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. RyleJ. C. Ryle
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