There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.
J. C. RYLESicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.
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Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
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Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer… He may sometimes keep us long waiting…but He will never send us empty away.
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Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
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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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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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What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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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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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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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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And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit’s presence when the Word is really precious to a man ‘s soul.
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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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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 Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.
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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.
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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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