People fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.
J. C. RYLEThe love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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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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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
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Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
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Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
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If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
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It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
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We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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