What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied. J. C. Ryle More Quotes by J. C. Ryle More Quotes From J. C. Ryle What you think now about the cross of Christ, I cannot tell; but I can wish you nothing better than this - that you may be able to say with the apostle Paul, before you die or meet the Lord, 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.' J. C. Ryle wishjesusthinking Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and after prayer for God’s approval and blessing. The second is not to expect too much from their partners, and to remember that marriage is, after all, the union of two sinners, and not of two angels. The third rule is to strive first and foremost for one another’s sanctification. The more holy married people are, the happier they are. J. C. Ryle angelprayerblessing If Christ had not gone to the cross and suffered in our stead, the just for the unjust, there would not have been a spark of hope for us. There would have been a mighty gulf between ourselves and God, which no man ever could have passed. J. C. Ryle unjustgonemen The last day will prove that some of the holiest men that ever lived are hardly known. J. C. Ryle last-daylastsmen Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations. J. C. Ryle hymnsblessingpeople Do we profess to love Christ? Then let us show it by our lives. J. C. Ryle our-livesshowschrist Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord...He waits quietly for the King. J. C. Ryle kingswaitinglooks The man who has nothing more than a kind of Sunday religion -- whose Christianity is like his Sunday clothes put on once a week, and then laid aside -- such a man cannot, of course, be expected to care about growth in grace. J. C. Ryle clothessundaymen Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible. J. C. Ryle christianbiblebelieve Let us daily strive to copy our Savior's humility. J. C. Ryle strivehumilitychristian Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation. J. C. Ryle readinguseprayer Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil. J. C. Ryle rootsmennight The world's idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving. J. C. Ryle greatnesschristianideas Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ. J. C. Ryle prosperityadversitychrist We must cast away everything which hinders us upon our road towards heaven – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life; the love of riches, pleasures and honors, the spirit of lukewarmness and carelessness and indifference about the things of God – all must be rooted out and forsaken if we are anxious for the prize. We must mortify the deeds of the body, we must crucify our affections for this world. J. C. Ryle eyeprideheaven Let it be a settled principle ...that men's salvation, if saved, is wholly of God; and that man's ruin, if lost, is wholly of himself. J. C. Ryle ruinsprinciplesmen The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty. J. C. Ryle selfsecretspiritual Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God's judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word. J. C. Ryle hatemindworld Blessed are they who feel like pilgrims and strangers in this life, and whose best things are all to come! J. C. Ryle this-lifestrangerblessed Oh, dear friend, if you love your children, I charge you, do not let the early impression of a habit of prayer slip by. If you train your children to do anything, train them, at least, to have a habit of prayer. J. C. Ryle prayerlove-youchildren
