Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
J. C. RYLEYour trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
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Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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How is it that many who profess and call themselves Christians, do so little for the Savior whose name they bear?
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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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Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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God knew what we were before conversion – wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion – weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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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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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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Let us resolve by God’s grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.
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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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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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