There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
J. C. RYLEI fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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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 parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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HATE SIN! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, excusing it, playing with it, we ought to hate it with a deadly hatred.
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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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Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
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Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
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Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
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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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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.
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The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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