J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
may fruit election
Election is always to sanctification. Where there is no visible fruit of sanctification, we may be sure there is no election.
bible christian reading
A Bible reading laity is a nation's surest defence against error.
darkness unions patient
Let us learn to be patient in the days of darkness, if we know anything of vital union with Christ.
heaven way hell
The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are on the way to hell.
heaven helping hell
Do something, by God’s help, to make heaven more full and hell more empty.
jesus heart broken
The temple in which the Lord Jesus delights most, is a broken and contrite heart, renewed by the Holy Spirit.
prayer devil sin
Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.
sin christ
Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen.
memories lying book
There is not enough Bible-reading among us. It is not sufficient to have the Book. We must actually READ it, and PRAY over it ourselves. It will do us no good, if it only lies still in our houses. We must be actually familiar with its contents, and have its texts stored in our memories and minds. Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive, wakeful reading.
offensive christ
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
sin evidence forgiven
Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
jesus prayer giving
Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer... He may sometimes keep us long waiting...but He will never send us empty away.
needs
We have the truth and we need not be afraid to say so.
mercy-of-god joy heaven
That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.