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It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.

J. C. Ryle

Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
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Beware Evidence Repent
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.
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Act Born Life Man Prayer Woman World
We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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God Himself Respect Worth
Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.
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Beginning Book Heart Learning Need Prayer Willing Wisdom
The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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Happiness Himself Save Scripture True
Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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Identity Religious Shame Thinking
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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Give Up Hypocrisy Regret Repent Sin Sorry
Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
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Book Care Friendship God Minister Word
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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God Offend Religion
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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Better Expectation God Representation World
Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
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Evidence Forgiveness Sin
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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Care Day End God Myself Reading Soul Thinking
Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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Faith God Heart Medicine Religious Trouble
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.
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Empty Goodness Himself Time Wait
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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Act Disciple Faith Obedience People Reality Visible
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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Day Ourselves Time

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