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.
J. C. RYLELet 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.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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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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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 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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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
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Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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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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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.
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Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too.
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