I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion.
J. C. RYLEAnd I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit’s presence when the Word is really precious to a man ‘s soul.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Except a man be born again, he will wish one day he had never been born at all.
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Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
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Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
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Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own.
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If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life.
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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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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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We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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People fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.
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Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
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