Category Archives: J.C. Ryle
“We cannot know this Christ too well!” by J.C. Ryle
“He that would be conformed to Christ’s image, and become a Christ–like man, must be constantly studying Christ Himself. Now the Gospels were written to make us acquainted with Christ. The Holy Spirit has told us the story of His life … Continue reading
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“Tell them all about Christ” by J.C. Ryle
“Do you ever try to do good to others? If you do, remember to tell them about Christ. Tell the young, tell the poor, tell the aged, tell the ignorant, tell the sick, tell the dying—tell them all about Christ. … Continue reading
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“The only books which do real good” by J.C. Ryle
“It is indeed to be desired that solid Scriptural theology, like that contained in these pages, should be valued and studied in the church. Books in which Scripture is reverently regarded as the only rule of faith and practice– books … Continue reading
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“He and sin must quarrel” by J.C. Ryle
“Our sins are often as dear to us as our children: we love them, hug them, cleave to them, and delight in them. To part with them is as hard as cutting off a right hand, or plucking out a … Continue reading
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“Seeing Him, he cheerfully fights on” by J.C. Ryle
“A special faith in our Lord Jesus Christ’s person, work and office is the life, heart and mainspring of the Christian soldier’s character. He sees by faith an unseen Savior, who loved him, gave Himself for him, paid his debts … Continue reading
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“This is meant to make me grow” by J.C. Ryle
“Sicknesses and losses and crosses and anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual–minded. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold. They are not … Continue reading
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“A single day in hell” by J.C. Ryle
“A single day in hell will be worse than a whole life spent in carrying the cross.” –John Charles Ryle, Holiness (Moscow, Idaho: Charles Nolan, 1877/2002), 95.
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