That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
If I never spoke of hell, I should think I had kept back something that was profitable, and should look on myself… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The cross is the foundation of the Bible: If you have not yet found out that Christ crucified is the foundation of… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The minister who keeps back hell from his people in his sermons is neither a faithful nor a charitable man. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are on the way to hell. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Do something, by God’s help, to make heaven more full and hell more empty. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
People will never set their faces decidedly towards heaven, and live like pilgrims, until they really feel that they are in danger… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
When a person’s tongue is extensively wrong, it is absurd, no less than unscriptural, to say that their heart is right. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Amidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul.… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Persecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
We are all naturally self-righteous. It is the family disease of all the children of Adam. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Sunday morning, before we go to hear the Word of God preached...let us not rush into God’s presence careless, reckless, and unprepared, as if… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Let it be a settled principle ...that men's salvation, if saved, is wholly of God; and that man's ruin, if lost, is wholly of… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
