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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.

J. C. Ryle

What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
J. C. RYLE

Best Fake Reading Regular Safety
Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
J. C. RYLE

Live Thinking Time Yourself
I fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another.
J. C. RYLE

Dangerous Fear Forget Quite Religious
The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
J. C. RYLE

God Himself Love People
A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
J. C. RYLE

Lecture Minister Time Walk
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

Bad Beware Book Reading Yourself
There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
J. C. RYLE

Bridge Earth God Heaven Son
Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
J. C. RYLE

Conscience Evil Fear Heart Ourselves
Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
J. C. RYLE

Guilty Peace Portion Sacrifice Truth
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. RYLE

Act Born Life Man Prayer Woman World
Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
J. C. RYLE

Action Fear Guard Imagination Sin Yourself
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.
J. C. RYLE

Empty Goodness Himself Time Wait
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.
J. C. RYLE

God Holy Man Scripture Yourself
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
J. C. RYLE

God Offend Religion
Except a man be born again, he will wish one day he had never been born at all.
J. C. RYLE

Born Day Himself Man
We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
J. C. RYLE

Hide Man Reading Treasure

Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.

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