J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
beautiful humility pride
Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.
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.
soul looks riches
God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
religious soul feelings
I declare I know no state of soul more dangerous than to imagine we are born again and sanctifiied by the Holy Spirit, because we have picked up a few religious feelings.
christ shows our-lives
Do we profess to love Christ? Then let us show it by our lives.
people temptation together
I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one is never found without the other. All justified people are sanctified, and all sanctified people are justified. ... Tell me not of your justification, unless you have also some marks of sanctification. Boast not of Christ's work for you, unless you can show us the Spirit's work in you.
bible christian believe
Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
reading intuition diligent
Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
kindness son doubt
If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life.
self people savior
A crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people.
christian journey hands
Just as the telescope and microscope show us that there is order and design in all the works of God’s hand, from the greatest planet down to the least insect, so does the Bible teach us that there is wisdom, order and design in all the events of our daily life. There is no such thing as 'chance', 'luck', or 'accident' in the Christian journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by God: and all things are 'working together' for the believer’s good.
christian jesus hands
O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of His hands.
people may argument
People may refuse to see the truth of our arguments, but they cannot evade the evidence of a holy life.
too-much christ persons
No person ever thought too much of Christ.