Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
J. C. RYLEFaith 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.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
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If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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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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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
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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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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.
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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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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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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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It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
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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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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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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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