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Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.

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
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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.
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Since Satan can't destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
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Whatever others around you think, don't you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
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We have the truth and we need not be afraid to say so.
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Let us resolve by God's grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.
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My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
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The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
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Many, I fear, would like glory, who have no wish for grace. They would [want to] have the wages, but not the work the harvest, but not the labor the reaping, but not the sowing the reward, but not the battle. But it may not be.
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Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.
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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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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.
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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.
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Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.
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We know but little of true Christianity, if we don't feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.
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Hearken, my believing reader. What is the cause of your weakness? Is it not because the fountain of life is little used? Is it not because you are resting on old experiences, and not daily gathering new manna—daily drawing new strength from Christ?
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No salvation without regeneration - no spiritual life without a new birth - no heaven without a new heart.
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A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone
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Follow Christ for His own sake, if you follow Him at all.
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Let us watch against PRIDE in every shapepride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness.
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