The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home. J. C. Ryle More Quotes by J. C. Ryle More Quotes From J. C. Ryle To be born again is, as it were, to enter upon a new existence, to have a new mind, a new heart, new views, new principles, new tastes, new affections, new likings, new dislikings, new fears, new joys, new sorrows, new love to things once hated, new hatred to things once loved, new thoughts of God, and ourselves, and the world, and the life to come, and salvation. J. C. Ryle hatred views heart There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven - the crucified Son of God. J. C. Ryle bridges doors son True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person - Jesus Christ. J. C. Ryle communication believe jesus There is more Bible buying, Bible selling, Bible printing and Bible distributing than ever before in our nation. We see Bibles in every bookstore - Bibles of every size, price and style. There are Bibles in almost every house in the land. But all this time I fear we are in danger of forgetting that to HAVE the Bible is one thing, and to READ it quite another. J. C. Ryle style land house Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can. J. C. Ryle looks world thinking True repentance begins with KNOWLEDGE of sin. It goes on to work SORROW for sin. It leads to CONFESSION of sin before God. It shows itself before a person by a thorough BREAKING OFF from sin. It results in producing a DEEP HATRED for all sin. J. C. Ryle sorrow hatred goes-on Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure. J. C. Ryle wealth poverty favors 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. J. C. Ryle hypocrisy sorry giving 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. J. C. Ryle soul spirit believe Tomorrow is the devil's day, but today is God's. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow. J. C. Ryle devil spiritual doe If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life. J. C. Ryle doubt kindness son Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces. J. C. Ryle pride humility beautiful Be very sure of this,-people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it only too well; they understand that it condemns their own behavior; they understand that it witnesses against their own sins, and summons them to judgment. J. C. Ryle judgment sin people "A humble and prayerful person will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud student will utterly fail to discern." ~ J.C. Ryle J. C. Ryle proud students humble A crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people. J. C. Ryle savior self people Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read. J. C. Ryle heed book firsts Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time. J. C. Ryle ifs might christ 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. J. C. Ryle pride ignorance knowing God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion - weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us. J. C. Ryle erring wicked guilty Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts. J. C. Ryle medicine heart jesus
