J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
feet world crosses
There is more to be learned at the foot of the Cross than anywhere else in the world.
humility proud born
We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.
zealous savior disciple
A zealous Savior ought to have zealous disciples.
church want stoves
If you want to warm a church, put a stove in the pulpit.
determination believe practice
Let us read the Bible reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in it.
godly feet smoking
He does not regard the quantity of faith, but the quality. He does not measure its degree, but its truth. He will not break any bruised reed, nor quench any smoking flax. He will never let it be said that any perished at the foot of the cross.
may love-of-money
We may love money without having it, just as we may have money without loving it.
prayer reading use-of-time
Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.
wings church decay
Churches may decay and perish; riches may make themselves wings and fly away-but he who builds their happiness on Christ crucified and union with Him by faith, that person is standing on a foundation which shall never be moved, and will know something of true peace.
heart acceptance men
The brightest saint is the man who has the most heart-searching sense of his own sinfulness, and the liveliest sense of his own complete acceptance in Christ.
jesus too-much christ
There is one subject in religion, about which you can never know too much. That subject is Jesus Christ the Lord.
christian heaven principles
Such true worship will stand the test of Christ's great principle, “By their fruits you shall know them”. It sanctifies the Christian's life, and makes them walk with God, lifting them above fear and love of the world. It enables a Christian to show God to other folks. Such worship comes from heaven, and has the mark of God upon it.
humble pride men
Young men, I beseech you earnestly, beware of pride. Two things are said to be very rare sights in the world- one is a young man that is humble, and the other is an old man that is content. I fear that this is only too true.
night men roots
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.