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.
J. C. RYLELet us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.
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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
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HATE SIN! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, excusing it, playing with it, we ought to hate it with a deadly hatred.
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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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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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Let us never forget that our chief danger is from within. The world and the devil combined, cannot do us as much harm as our own hearts will, if we do not watch and pray.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
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