J. C. Ryle Quotes
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The person that goes regularly and intelligently to the Lord's Table finds it increasingly hard to yield to sin and conform to the world.
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Naked we came upon earth, and naked we go forth, and of all our possessions, we can carry nothing with us.
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Remember that you are to venture the whole salvation of your soul on Christ, and on Christ only. You are to cast loose completely and entirely from all other hopes and trusts. You are not to rest partly on Christ and partly on doing all you can. In the matter of your justification Christ is to be all.
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The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification.
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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ's followers get from the world.
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I fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another.
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A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace.
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Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen. We must know the depth and malignity of our disease, in order to appreciate the great Physician.
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The love of our Lord Jesus Christ towards sinners is strikingly shown in His steady purpose of heart to die for them.
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The believer who follows the Lord most fully will ordinarily enjoy the most assured hope, and have the clearest persuasion of his own salvation.
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Persecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man.
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I believe that the want of our age is not more 'free' handling of the Bible, but more 'reverent' handling, more humility, more patient study, and more prayer.
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Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down.
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The resurrection of Christ is one of the foundation stones of Christianity. It was the seal of the great work that He came on earth to do. It was the crowning proof that the ransom He paid for sinners was accepted, the atonement for sin accomplished, the head of him who had the power of death bruised, and the victory won.
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Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those that are farthest from it, and most contrary to it, the worst.
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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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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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When does the building of the Spirit really begin to appear in a man's heart? It begins, so far as we can judge, when he first pours out his heart to God in prayer.
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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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We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ's steps, and let the world say what it likes.
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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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All the sciences in the world never smoothed down a dying pillow. No earthly philosophy ever supplied hope in death.
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What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.
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If I never spoke of hell, I should think I had kept back something that was profitable, and should look on myself as an accomplice of the devil.