Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
J. C. RYLEEvery 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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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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Let 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.
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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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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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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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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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The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
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The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
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Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
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Look not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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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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We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.
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The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
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How is it that many who profess and call themselves Christians, do so little for the Savior whose name they bear?
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