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.
J. C. RYLELet us resolve by God’s grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.
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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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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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The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
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Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
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Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer… He may sometimes keep us long waiting…but He will never send us empty away.
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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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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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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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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
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If men come among you who do NOT preach all the counsel of God, who do NOT preach of Christ, sin, holiness, of ruin, redemption, and regeneration, and do NOT preach of these things in a Scriptural way, you ought to cease to hear them.
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