No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees. J. C. Ryle More Quotes by J. C. Ryle More Quotes From J. C. Ryle The harvest of the Lord’s field is seldom ripened by sunshine only. It must go through its days of wind, rain and storm. J. C. Ryle sunshine rain wind Let us awake to a sense of the perilous state of many professing Christians. 'Without holiness no man shall see the Lord'; without sanctification there is no salvation (Hebrews 12:14). Then what an enormous amount of so-called religion there is which is perfectly useless! J. C. Ryle useless christian men 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. J. C. Ryle christian may war Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some keep it as a holiday. But all over the world, wherever there are Christians, in one way or another Christmas is kept. J. C. Ryle holiday religious christian Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. J. C. Ryle forbearance silver running All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble. J. C. Ryle humility humble people For my own part, I believe that in dealing with skeptics, and unbelievers, and enemies of the Bible, Christians are too apt to stand only on the defensive. They are too often content with answering this or that little objection, or discussing this or that little difficulty, which is picked out of Scripture and thrown in their teeth. I believe we ought to act on the aggressive far more than we do, and to press home on the adversaries of [Biblical] inspiration the enormous difficulties of their own position. J. C. Ryle inspiration christian believe Who shall dare to talk of strength when David can fall? J. C. Ryle dare christianity fall The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all. J. C. Ryle men father needs Politics, or controversy, or party spirit, or worldliness, have eaten J. C. Ryle party spirit heart Growth in grace is one way to be happy in our religion. God has wisely linked together our comfort and our increase in holiness. J. C. Ryle growth grace together Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. J. C. Ryle intuition I must honestly declare my conviction that, since the days of the Reformation, there never has been so much profession of religion without practice, so much talking about God without walking with Him, so much hearing God's words without doing them. J. C. Ryle hearing practice talking The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage. J. C. Ryle day moment life death All men ought to think of Christ because of the office Christ fills between God and man. He is the eternal Son of God through whom alone the Father can be known, approached, and served. He is the appointed Mediator between God and man through whom alone we can be reconciled with God, pardoned, justified, and saved. J. C. Ryle alone man god men 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. J. C. Ryle simple prayer god bible There are many things which swallow up men's thoughts while they live, which they will think little of when they are dying. Hundreds are wholly absorbed in political schemes and seem to care for nothing but the advancement of their own party. Myriads are buried in business and money matters and seem to neglect everything else but this world. J. C. Ryle thoughts money business men All men ought to think of Christ, because of what Christ will yet do to all men. He shall come again one day to this earth with power and glory, and raise the dead from their graves. All shall come forth at His bidding. Those who would not move when they heard the church-going bell, shall obey the voice of the Archangel and the trump of God. J. C. Ryle day power god men If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is of no more authority than any other uninspired volume, how is it that the book is what it is? J. C. Ryle more man bible book If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and not a supernatural, divine revelation, how is it that it has wrought such a complete alteration in the state of man kind? J. C. Ryle how man invention divine
