The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
J. C. RYLEWe can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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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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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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Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
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Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord.
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Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
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It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear… Imitation is a far stronger principle with children than memory. What they see has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
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