J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
mind church firsts
Let it be a settled principle in our minds that the first and chief business of the Church of Christ is to preach the Gospel.
soul would-be needs
If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain-we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no plea but that of utter need, and cast our souls on Him by faith. . . . If we would grow in holiness and become more sanctified, we must continually go on as we began, and be ever making fresh applications to Christ.
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.
christian prayer grace
Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.
heart devil sin
Sin and the devil will always find helpers in our hearts.
adversity prosperity mercy
Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.
hearing be-good preaching
There must not only be good preaching, but good hearing.
heart tongue absurd
When a person’s tongue is extensively wrong, it is absurd, no less than unscriptural, to say that their heart is right.
That Bible is read best - which is practiced most!
jesus keys understanding
The key to understanding the Bible is Jesus Christ.
angel home heaven
Without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven. Heaven is a holy place. The Lord of heaven is a holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Holiness is written on everything in heaven... How shall we ever be at home and happy in heaven if we die unholy?
men heaven wish
A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone
christian jesus eye
We ought to regard the sacrament of baptism with reverence. An ordinance of which the Lord Jesus Himself partook, is not to be lightly esteemed. An ordinance to which the great Head of the Church submitted, ought to be ever honorable in the eyes of professing Christians.
humility proud born
We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.