However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
How can we love sin, when we remember that because of our sins Jesus died? — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty. — J. C. Ryle Bible Copy Share Image
Let us watch against PRIDE in every shapepride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness. — J. C. Ryle Goodness Copy Share Image
The devil has more knowledge than any of us, and yet is no better for it. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Faith in the Lord Jesus is the only sure medicine for troubled hearts. — J. C. Ryle Faith Copy Share Image
Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God. — J. C. Ryle Book Copy Share Image
Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer. — J. C. Ryle Christian Copy Share Image
Election is always to sanctification. Where there is no visible fruit of sanctification, we may be sure there is no election. — J. C. Ryle Democracy Copy Share Image
A Christian is nothing more than a sinner who has found out their sinfulness, and has learned the blessed secret of living… — J. C. Ryle Blessed Copy Share Image
The hand of the wicked can't stir one moment before God allows them to begin, and...one moment after God commands them to… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Growth in grace is one way to be happy in our religion. God has wisely linked together our comfort and our increase… — J. C. Ryle Comfort Copy Share Image
Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The Christianity that saves is a thing personally grasped, personally experienced, personally felt and personally possessed. — J. C. Ryle Christianity Copy Share Image
If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to… — J. C. Ryle Christ Copy Share Image
What will it cost [a person] to be a true Christian? It will cost him his self-righteousn ess. He must cast away… — J. C. Ryle Cast away Copy Share Image
No doubt a man may be saved, like the penitent thief, without having received the Lord's Supper. It is not a matter… — J. C. Ryle Absolutes Copy Share Image
The true Christian regards all Christ's friends as his friends, members of the same body, children of the same family, soldiers in… — J. C. Ryle Acquaintance Copy Share Image
Children are very quick observers; very quick in seeing through some kinds of hypocrisy, very quick in finding out what you really… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
There is more Bible buying, Bible selling, Bible printing and Bible distributing than ever before in our nation. We see Bibles in… — J. C. Ryle Bible Copy Share Image
Let us awake to a sense of the perilous state of many professing Christians. 'Without holiness no man shall see the Lord';… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Churches may decay and perish; riches may make themselves wings and fly away-but he who builds their happiness on Christ crucified and… — J. C. Ryle Christ Copy Share Image
Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
If you do not love Christ, let me plainly tell you what is the reason: You have no sense of debt to… — J. C. Ryle Christ Copy Share Image
Before Christ comes it is useless to expect to see a perfect Church. — J. C. Ryle Christ Copy Share Image
Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading. — J. C. Ryle Bible Copy Share Image
A Bible reading laity is a nation's surest defence against error. — J. C. Ryle Bible Copy Share Image
Let us watch against pride in every shape-pride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride of our own goodness. — J. C. Ryle Goodness Copy Share Image
The chief end for which Christ lived and died: To provide eternal redemption for sinners. — J. C. Ryle Chiefs Copy Share Image
There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears. — J. C. Ryle Funny Copy Share Image
The Christian who keeps his heart diligently in little things shall be kept from great falls. — J. C. Ryle Christian Copy Share Image
The first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin. — J. C. Ryle First step Copy Share Image
A crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private… — J. C. Ryle Backsliding Copy Share Image
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell. — J. C. Ryle Christianity Copy Share Image
Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ. — J. C. Ryle Christ Copy Share Image
The very sermon that we needlessly miss, may contain a precious word in season for our souls. — J. C. Ryle Inspirational Copy Share Image
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