We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
J. C. RYLEThe nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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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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I fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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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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It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
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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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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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Conversion is not putting a man in an armchair and taking him easily to heaven. It is the beginning of a mighty conflict, in which it costs much to win the victory.
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
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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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Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve.
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