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A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.

J. C. Ryle

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J. C. Ryle
Age: 84 †
Born: 1816
Born: May 10
Died: 1900
Died: June 10
Anglican Priest
Bishop Of Liverpool
Cricketer
Writer
Macclesfield
Cheshire
J. C. Ryle
John Ryle
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What would you expect? Sin will not come to you saying, 'I am sin.' It would do little harm if it did. Sin always seems 'good, pleasant and desirable' at the time of arrival.
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A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God
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Weak, feeble and foolish as it may seem to people, the simple story of the Cross is enough for all mankind in every part of the globe.
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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.
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
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Naked we came upon earth, and naked we go forth, and of all our possessions, we can carry nothing with us.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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That Bible is read best, which is practised most.
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Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
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If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
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A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone
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That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.
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Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
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Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your actions.
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A man may just as soon read the Scripture without eyes, as understand the spirit of it without grace.
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A good conscience will be found a pleasant visitor at our bedside in a dying hour.
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Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen. We must know the depth and malignity of our disease, in order to appreciate the great Physician.
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The first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.
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