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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.

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

Believe Body Faith Life Person Prayer Soul
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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God Offend Religion
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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Hell Unity Worth
We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes.
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Give Up Ideas Impossible Try Walk Wasted Time World
Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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Beautiful Grace Humility Pride Rare Sin
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
God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
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God Save Sin Willing
If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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Love Prayer Yourself
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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Feeling People Religion Soul True
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
Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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Identity Religious Shame Thinking
Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve.
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Doubt Eyes Heart Mistake Religious Walk Yourself
It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
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Friendship Hard Impossible Relative
The Lord Jesus is “a friend who never changes.” There is no fickleness about Him: those whom He loves, He loves to the end.
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Change End Friendship Himself Love
Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
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Believe Evidence Ourselves Religious
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.
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Admire Possession Practice Professional Scripture

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