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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.

J. C. Ryle

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.
J. C. RYLE

Affection God Meditation Thinking World Yourself
And 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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Believe Evidence Man Myself Soul Spirit
Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
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Beautiful Discover Lost Person Ruin Sin
If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
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Himself Live Love Shame Talk
Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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Attention Intuition Knowledge Reading
There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough-a cheap Christianity which offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice-which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.
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Kind Offend Religious Sacrifice World Worth
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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Ourselves Religious Sin True World
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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Bad Beware Book Reading Yourself
There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
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Account Action Consequence Forever
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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Act Disciple Faith Obedience People Reality Visible
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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Death God Kindness Life Ourselves Pain Son
God knew what we were before conversion – wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion – weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
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Conversion God Guilty Himself Love Weakness
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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Determination Diligent Honesty Ourselves Practice Reading
We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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God Himself Respect Worth
Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
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Believe Evidence Ourselves Religious
Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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Fear Language Poor Prayer Understand Word Yourself

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