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. RYLETomorrow 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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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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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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The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
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Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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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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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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Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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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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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear… Imitation is a far stronger principle with children than memory. What they see has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told.
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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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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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