The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
J. C. RYLELook to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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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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Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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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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Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
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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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It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
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Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
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No one ever said at the end of his days; ‘I have read my bible too much, I have thought of God too much, I have prayed too much, I have been too careful with my soul’
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit’s presence when the Word is really precious to a man ‘s soul.
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Let us never forget that our chief danger is from within. The world and the devil combined, cannot do us as much harm as our own hearts will, if we do not watch and pray.
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