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.
J. C. RYLEWe must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes.
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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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Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
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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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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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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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Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.
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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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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 know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
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