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Whatever others around you think, don't you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.

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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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.
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Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty.
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So long as you do not quarrel with sin, you will never be a truly happy man.
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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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Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto Jesus. Do you feel cold, dull, and backsliding? Look unto Jesus.
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No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
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