J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
John Charles Rylewas the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 May 1816
spiritual self secret
The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.
christian pride self
What will it cost [a person] to be a true Christian? It will cost him his self-righteousn ess. He must cast away all pride and high thoughts, and conceit of his own goodness. He must be content to go to heaven as a poor sinner, saved only by free grace, and owing all to the merit and righteousness of another.
self cures righteousness
The true cure for self-righteousness is self-knowledge.
self people shapes
Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins.
children self disease
We are all naturally self-righteous. It is the family disease of all the children of Adam.
selfishness want christ
Go to the cross of Christ, all you that want to be delivered from the power of selfishness.
practice self heaven
True worship leads to a more full knowledge of self, God, heaven, duty, doctrine, practice and experience.
self people savior
A crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people.
christian self cost
It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.
men heaven selfishness
The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.
ignorance pride knowing
Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down.
father men needs
The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all.
jesus kings teaching
Let us serve Him faithfully as our Master. Let us obey Him loyally as our King. Let us study His teachings as our Prophet. Let us work diligently after Him as our Example. Let us look anxiously for Him as our coming redeemer of body as well as soul. But above all let us prize Him as our Sacrifice, and rest our whole weight on His death as atonement for sin. Let His blood be more precious in our eyes every year we live. Whatever else we glory in about Christ, let us glory above all things in His cross.
age eternity glare
We live in an age when there is a false glare on the things of time and a great mist over the things of eternity.