J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
hate hatred sin
HATE SIN! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, excusing it, playing with it, we ought to hate it with a deadly hatred.
thinking looks world
Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
book ministers careful
Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
wicked erring guilty
God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion - weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
littles sin harm
What would you expect? Sin will not come to you saying, 'I am sin.' It would do little harm if it did. Sin always seems 'good, pleasant and desirable' at the time of arrival.
cost crowns useless
A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
jesus care may
Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.
forever ready dies
The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.
christian thinking doe
The true Christian does not need to be reminded that they have a crucified Master. They OFTEN think of Him.
christian blessed secret
A Christian is nothing more than a sinner who has found out their sinfulness, and has learned the blessed secret of living by faith in Christ.
book firsts plenty
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
jesus thinking wish
What you think now about the cross of Christ, I cannot tell; but I can wish you nothing better than this - that you may be able to say with the apostle Paul, before you die or meet the Lord, 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.'
prayer knees wells
No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
blood sin guilty
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.