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If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.

J. C. Ryle

Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
J. C. RYLE

Friendship Ourselves Prayer Seek
Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
J. C. RYLE

God Happiness Poverty Wealth
Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
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Conscience Evil Fear Heart Ourselves
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
Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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Conflict Temporary Trial Yourself
According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
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Heaven Hell Man Religious World
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.
J. C. RYLE

Desire Earth Eyes Glory God Myself People Writing
Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
J. C. RYLE

Confession God Heart Himself Live Love
Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
J. C. RYLE

Action Fear Guard Imagination Sin 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
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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Cheap Cost End Evidence Religious Worth
Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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Guilty Peace Portion Sacrifice Truth
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
J. C. RYLE

Bad Beware Book Reading Yourself
If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
J. C. RYLE

Himself Live Love Shame Talk
Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
J. C. RYLE

Determination Diligent Honesty Ourselves Practice Reading
The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
J. C. RYLE

Build Goodness Oneself Parents Training

If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.

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