Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
J. C. RYLEIf you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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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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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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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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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
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Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
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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.
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Beware 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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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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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.
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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.
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A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
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Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
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Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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