Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. J. C. Ryle More Quotes by J. C. Ryle More Quotes From J. C. Ryle There are no lessons so useful as those learned in the school of affliction. J. C. Ryle affliction lessons school Whatever others around you think, don't you ever be ashamed of being a Christian. J. C. Ryle ashamed christian thinking Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace. J. C. Ryle portions guilty sacrifice People are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world. J. C. Ryle eye long people God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved. J. C. Ryle sinner willing saved If men come among you who do NOT preach all the counsel of God, who do NOT preach of Christ, sin, holiness, of ruin, redemption, and regeneration, and do NOT preach of these things in a Scriptural way, you ought to cease to hear them. J. C. Ryle redemption holiness men All the simplicity in the world can do no good, unless you preach the simple gospel of Jesus Christ so fully and clearly that everybody can understand it. If 'Christ crucified' has not His rightful place in your sermons, and sin is not exposed as it should be, and your people are not plainly told what they ought to believe, and be, and do - your preaching is of no use! J. C. Ryle simple believe jesus We have no reason to be discouraged and cast down if the religion we profess is not popular and few agree with us. We must remember the words of our Lord Jesus Christ in this passage: ‘The gate is narrow’. Repentance, and faith in Christ, and holiness of life, have never been fashionable. The true flock of Christ has always been small. It must not move us to find that we are reckoned singular, and peculiar, and bigoted, and narrow minded. This is the ‘narrow way’. Surely it is better to enter into eternal life with a few, than to go to ‘destruction’ with a great company J. C. Ryle holiness moving jesus Sunday morning, before we go to hear the Word of God preached...let us not rush into God’s presence careless, reckless, and unprepared, as if it mattered not in what way such work was done. Let us carry with us faith, reverence, and prayer. If these three are our companions, we will hear with profit, and return with praise. J. C. Ryle sunday prayer morning Let it be a settled principle in our minds, in reading the Bible, that Christ is the central sun of the whole book. So long as we keep Him in view, we shall never greatly err in our search for spiritual knowledge. Once losing sight of Christ, we shall find the whole Bible dark and full of difficulty. J. C. Ryle reading spiritual book Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer. J. C. Ryle grace prayer christian Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart. J. C. Ryle tests heart character The very sermon that we needlessly miss, may contain a precious word in season for our souls. J. C. Ryle soul missing may 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. J. C. Ryle prayer long jesus Obedience is the only reality. It is faith visible, faith acting, and faith manifest. It is the test of real discipleship among the Lord's people. J. C. Ryle acting real people We may love money without having it, just as we may have money without loving it. J. C. Ryle love-of-money may The key to understanding the Bible is Jesus Christ. J. C. Ryle understanding keys jesus If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled. J. C. Ryle sin ifs 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. J. C. Ryle devil looks thinking The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand. J. C. Ryle sand word-of-god rocks
