J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
character men views
Those who confine God's love exclusively to the elect appear to me to take a narrow and contracted view of God's character and attributes....I have long come to the conclusion that men may be more systematic in their statements than the Bible, and may be led into grave error by idolatrous veneration of a system
sin christ
Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen.
prayer devil sin
Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.
men thinking light
Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven. ...I do not know what others may think - but to me it does seem clear that Heaven would be a miserable place to an unholy man. It cannot be otherwise. People may say in a vague way, that they "hope to go to Heaven, but they do not consider what they say. There must be a certain "fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light.
offensive christ
Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.
christian character grace
Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character.
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.
believe ministers old-fashioned
I am one of those old-fashioned ministers who believe the whole Bible and everything that it contains.
school lessons affliction
There are no lessons so useful as those learned in the school of affliction.
thinking law perfect
A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God
men breathing world
Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
wise children men
He that has trained his children for heaven, rather than for earth- for God rather than for man- he is the parent who will be called wise at the last.
new-life outcomes principles
Sanctification is the outcome and inseparable consequence of regeneration. He who is born again and made a new creature receives a new nature and a new principle and always lives a new life.
beautiful jesus writing
My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.