Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
J. C. RYLEPride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
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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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That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
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It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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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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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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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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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.
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Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.
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The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
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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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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.
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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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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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The love of Christ towards His people is a deep well which has no bottom.
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The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.
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Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
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Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
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Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord…He waits quietly for the King.
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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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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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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.
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