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.
J. C. RYLEBeware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.
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True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person – Jesus Christ.
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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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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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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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.
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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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We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes.
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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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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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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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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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