By affliction Christ shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
When I speak of a man growing in grace, I mean simply this - that his sense of sin is becoming deeper,… — 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 Copy Share Image
Make it a part of every day's business to read and meditate on some portion of God's Word. Private means of grace… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word… — 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
