J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
happiness men long
So long as you do not quarrel with sin, you will never be a truly happy man.
needs causes doe
The cause of Christ does not need less working, but it does need among the workers, more praying.
prayer hands weapons
Prayer is the mightiest weapon that God has placed in our hands.
self cures righteousness
The true cure for self-righteousness is self-knowledge.
light waiting answers
When you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.
views holiness corruption
Wrong views about holiness are generally traceable to wrong views about human corruption.
christian fall heart
The Christian who keeps their heart diligently in little things shall be kept from great falls.
pain doors space
Death is a solemn event for everyone. It is the winding up of all earthly plans and expectations. It is a separation from all we have loved and lived with. It is often accompanied by much bodily pain and distress. It opens the door to judgement and eternity - to heaven or to hell. It is an event after which there is no change, or space for repentance.
bible book garden
To talk of comparing the Bible with other "sacred books" so called, such as the Koran...or the book of Mormon, is positively absurd. You might as well compare the sun with a rushlight, or Skiddaw with a molehill, or St. Paul's with an Irish hovel, or the Portland vase with a garden pot, or the Kohinoor diamond with a bit of glass. God seems to have allowed the existence of these pretended revelations, in order to prove the immeasurable superiority of His own Word.
giving-up humble two
A deep sense of sin, a humble willingness to be saved in God's way, a teachable readiness to give up our own prejudices when a more excellent way is shown, these are the principal things. These things the two disciples possessed, and therefore our Lord "went with them" and guided them into all truth.
jesus sound saving
We must be holy, because this is the only sound evidence that we have a saving faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
grace growth together
Growth in grace is one way to be happy in our religion. God has wisely linked together our comfort and our increase in holiness.
party heart spirit
Politics, or controversy, or party spirit, or worldliness, have eaten out the heart of lively piety in too many of us. The subject of personal godliness has fallen sadly into the background.
sake christ ifs
Follow Christ for His own sake, if you follow Him at all.