J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
debt christ reason
If you do not love Christ, let me plainly tell you what is the reason: You have no sense of debt to Him.
jesus remember sin
How can we love sin, when we remember that because of our sins Jesus died?
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.
given
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.
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.