J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
spiritual prayer eye
When a man’s heart is cold and unconcerned about religion – when his hands are never employed in doing God’s work – when his feet are not familiar with God’s ways – when his tongue is seldom or never used in prayer and praise – when his eyes are blind to the beauty of the kingdom of heaven – when his mind is full of the world, and has no room for spiritual things – when these marks are to be found in a man the word of the Bible is the right word to use about him, and that word is, ‘Dead.’
christian children home
The true Christian regards all Christ's friends as his friends, members of the same body, children of the same family, soldiers in the same army, travelers to the same home. When he meets them, he feels as if he had long known them. He is more at home with them in a few minutes, than he is with many worldly people after an acquaintance of several years. And what is the secret of all this? It is simply affection to the same Savior and love to the same Lord.
grace wish battle
Many, I fear, would like glory, who have no wish for grace. They would [want to] have the wages, but not the work; the harvest, but not the labor; the reaping, but not the sowing; the reward, but not the battle. But it may not be.
spiritual self secret
The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
sake christ ifs
Follow Christ for His own sake, if you follow Him at all.
inspirational-life gone fickle
Nothing is so fickle and uncertain as popularity. It is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a sandy foundation, and sure to fail those who build upon it.
kings war mind
We are evidently no friends of Satan. Like the kings of this world, he wars not against his own subjects. The very fact that he assaults us should fill our minds with hope.
prayer church sin
If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to prayer, but to Christ Himself.
party heart spirit
Politics, or controversy, or party spirit, or worldliness, have eaten out the heart of lively piety in too many of us. The subject of personal godliness has fallen sadly into the background.
humble humility people
All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble.
christian fall heart
The Christian who keeps their heart diligently in little things shall be kept from great falls.
christian tree may
A tree may always be known by its fruit, and a true Christian may always be discovered by their habits, tastes & affections.
eye men grace
A man may just as soon read the Scripture without eyes, as understand the spirit of it without grace.
heart men sacred-things
Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things.