J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
littles sin harm
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.
missing soul may
The very sermon that we needlessly miss, may contain a precious word in season for our souls.
relatives-and-friends impossible deceiving
It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.
prayer believe causes
What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.
hatred sorrow goes-on
True repentance begins with KNOWLEDGE of sin. It goes on to work SORROW for sin. It leads to CONFESSION of sin before God. It shows itself before a person by a thorough BREAKING OFF from sin. It results in producing a DEEP HATRED for all sin.
doctrine sin should
We should no more tolerate false doctrine that we would tolerate sin.
eye thinking house
The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.
self people savior
A crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people.
unity hell worthless
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
prayer heart together
Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
too-much christ persons
No person ever thought too much of Christ.
prayer sin choke
Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
action believer shows
The love of the Bible will show itself in a believer's actions.
jesus kings men
In Christ alone God’s rich provision of salvation for sinners is treasured up: by Christ alone God’s abundant mercies come down from heaven to earth. Christ’s blood alone can cleanse us; Christ’s righteousness alone can cleanse us; Christ’s merit alone can give us a title to heaven. Jews and Gentiles, learned and unlearned, kings and poor men--all alike must either be saved by the Lord Jesus, or lost forever.