The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.
J. C. RYLEIf you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
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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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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 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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However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet he bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.
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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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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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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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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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People fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.
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Men fall in private long before they fall in public.
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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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