Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
J. C. RYLEThe Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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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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If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
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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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God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
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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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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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God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
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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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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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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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It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.
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We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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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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