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Without a thorough conviction of sin, men may seem to come to Jesus and follow Him for a season, but they will soon fall away and return to the world.
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Nothing is so fickle and uncertain as popularity. It is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a sandy foundation, and sure to fail those who build upon it.
J. C. Ryle
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Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.
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Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
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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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Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.
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The Christianity that saves is a thing personally grasped, personally experienced, personally felt and personally possessed.
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People may refuse to see the truth of our arguments, but they cannot evade the evidence of a holy life.
J. C. Ryle
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To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.
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Many, I fear, would like glory, who have no wish for grace. They would [want to] have the wages, but not the work; the harvest, but not the labor; the reaping, but not the sowing; the reward, but not the battle. But it may not be.
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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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Doubting does not prove that a man has no faith, but only that his faith is small. And even when our faith is small, the Lord is ready to help us.
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Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations.
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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.
J. C. Ryle
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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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Millions of people profess and call themselves Christians, whom the Apostle Paul would not have called Christians at all.
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Amidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul. Do not let newspapers, novels, and romances be read, while the prophets and Apostles be despised. Do not let the exciting and sensual swallow up your attention, while the edifying and the sanctifying can find no place in your mind.
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Such true worship will stand the test of Christ's great principle, “By their fruits you shall know them”. It sanctifies the Christian's life, and makes them walk with God, lifting them above fear and love of the world. It enables a Christian to show God to other folks. Such worship comes from heaven, and has the mark of God upon it.
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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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The incorruptible things are all within the narrow gate. The peace of God which passed all understanding - the bright hope of good things to come - the sense of the Spirit dwelling in us - the consciousness that we are forgiven, safe, insured, provided for in time and eternity, whatever may happen - these are true gold, and lasting riches.
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Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord...He waits quietly for the King.
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Hearken, my believing reader. What is the cause of your weakness? Is it not because the fountain of life is little used? Is it not because you are resting on old experiences, and not daily gathering new manna—daily drawing new strength from Christ?
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The minister who keeps back hell from his people in his sermons is neither a faithful nor a charitable man.
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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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