Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
J. C. RYLELet us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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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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The Lord Jesus is “a friend who never changes.” There is no fickleness about Him: those whom He loves, He loves to the end.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
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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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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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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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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
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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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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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Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
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