The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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.
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A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
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Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
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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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Nothing perhaps affects man’s character more than the company he keeps
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The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
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Tomorrow is the devil’s day, but today is God’s. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow.
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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.
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I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion.
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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.
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Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
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Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
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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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My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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