J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
self people shapes
Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins.
prayer reading sunday
I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who contented himself with sowing his fields and never looking at them till harvest, as expect a believer to attain much holiness who was not diligent about his Bible reading, his prayers, and the use of his Sundays.
simple people stories
Weak, feeble and foolish as it may seem to people, the simple story of the Cross is enough for all mankind in every part of the globe.
prayer christianity true-christianity
Prayer is the very life-breath of true Christianity.
prayer believe differences
What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.
prayer heart forgiving
No prayers can be heard which do not come from a forgiving heart.
prayer men may
A man's state before God may always be measured by his prayers.
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.
determination believe practice
Let us read the Bible reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in it.
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.
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.
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.
idols lasts firsts
Experience supplies painful proof that traditions once called into being are first called useful, then they become necessary. At last they are too often made idols, and all must bow down to them or be punished.