J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
teacher firsts neglect
It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
sorry giving hypocrisy
To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
repentance evidence
Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
jesus ends
There is no fickleness about Jesus: those whom He loves, He loves to the end.
jesus remember sin
How can we love sin, when we remember that because of our sins Jesus died?
heart views hatred
To be born again is, as it were, to enter upon a new existence, to have a new mind, a new heart, new views, new principles, new tastes, new affections, new likings, new dislikings, new fears, new joys, new sorrows, new love to things once hated, new hatred to things once loved, new thoughts of God, and ourselves, and the world, and the life to come, and salvation.
prayer heart eye
Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
prayer knees wells
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
given
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.
prayer children habit
If you train your children to anything, train them, at least, to a habit of prayer.
jesus believe simple
All the simplicity in the world can do no good, unless you preach the simple gospel of Jesus Christ so fully and clearly that everybody can understand it. If 'Christ crucified' has not His rightful place in your sermons, and sin is not exposed as it should be, and your people are not plainly told what they ought to believe, and be, and do - your preaching is of no use!
long heaven grace
By affliction Christ shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, and makes us long for heaven.
giving-up ideas trying
We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ's steps, and let the world say what it likes.
jesus believe communication
True Christianity is not merely believing a certain set of dry abstract propositions: it is to live in daily personal communication with an actual living person - Jesus Christ.