We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
J. C. RYLEJust 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.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
-
-
Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
J. C. RYLE -
There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
J. C. RYLE -
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
J. C. RYLE -
Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
J. C. RYLE -
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
J. C. RYLE -
There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough-a cheap Christianity which offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice-which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.
J. C. RYLE -
That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
J. C. RYLE -
The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
J. C. RYLE -
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
J. C. RYLE -
To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
J. C. RYLE -
Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
J. C. RYLE -
Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
J. C. RYLE -
Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
J. C. RYLE -
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
J. C. RYLE -
Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too.
J. C. RYLE