J. C. Ryle on body
J. C. Ryle116 quotes“It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.”
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Tomorrow is the devil’s day, but today is God’s. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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. RyleJ. C. Ryle Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Let us never forget that our chief danger is from within. The world and the devil combined, cannot do us as much harm as our own hearts will, if we do not watch and pray.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Obedience is the only reality. It is faith visible, faith acting, and faith manifest. It is the test of real discipleship among the Lord’s people.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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