J. C. Ryle on happiness
J. C. Ryle116 quotes“The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.”
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Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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. RyleJ. C. Ryle God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
J. C. RyleJ. 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. RyleJ. C. Ryle Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person – Jesus Christ.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle 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.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle
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Claude MonetClaude Monet The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie I’m proud of everything I do, but I think I’m the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting.
Queen LatifahQueen Latifah The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping .
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie I had best friends who were in the industry, and I’m like, it’s cool if you get a job, and I’m happy.
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