Sin Quotes by J. C. Ryle

Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.

— J. C. Ryle

Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

Sin always seems 'good, and pleasant, and desirable,' at the time of commission.

— J. C. Ryle

So long as you do not quarrel with sin, you will never be a truly happy man.

— J. C. Ryle

How can we love sin, when we remember that because of our sins Jesus died?

— J. C. Ryle

Sin rarely seems sin at first beginnings.

— J. C. Ryle

Sin and the devil will always find helpers in our hearts.

— J. C. Ryle

If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled.

— J. C. Ryle

The first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.

— J. C. Ryle

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

To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them,…

— J. C. Ryle

Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from…

— J. C. Ryle

It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.

— J. C. Ryle

HATE SIN! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, excusing it, playing with it, we ought to hate it with a deadly…

— J. C. Ryle

I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous…

— J. C. Ryle

A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God

— J. C. Ryle

If men come among you who do NOT preach all the counsel of God, who do NOT preach of Christ, sin, holiness,…

— J. C. Ryle

There is something sadly wrong when it is more important to us whether others are a part of our denomination, rather than…

— J. C. Ryle

True repentance begins with KNOWLEDGE of sin. It goes on to work SORROW for sin. It leads to CONFESSION of sin before…

— J. C. Ryle

The resurrection of Christ is one of the foundation stones of Christianity. It was the seal of the great work that He…

— J. C. Ryle

We are all so sunk in sin, and so wedded to the world, that we would never turn to God and seek…

— J. C. Ryle

What would you expect? Sin will not come to you saying, 'I am sin.' It would do little harm if it did.…

— J. C. Ryle

When I speak of a man growing in grace, I mean simply this - that his sense of sin is becoming deeper,…

— J. C. Ryle

A man may commit sin and yet be ignorant of it, and fancy himself innocent when he is guilty... We shall do…

— J. C. Ryle

Examine your own hearts. Do you see there any habit or custom which you know is wrong in the sight of God?…

— J. C. Ryle

Sanctification is that inward spiritual work which the Lord Jesus Christ works in a man by the Holy Spirit when He calls…

— J. C. Ryle

Walk more closely with God. Get nearer to Christ. Seek to exchange hope for assurance. Seek to feel the witness of the…

— J. C. Ryle

True repentance is no light matter. It is a thorough change of heart about sin, a change showing itself in godly sorrow…

— J. C. Ryle

The early Christians made it a part of their religion to look for His return. Backward they looked to the cross and…

— J. C. Ryle

All the simplicity in the world can do no good, unless you preach the simple gospel of Jesus Christ so fully and…

— J. C. Ryle

Let us serve Him faithfully as our Master. Let us obey Him loyally as our King. Let us study His teachings as…

— J. C. Ryle

If you show me a man deliberately living an unholy and licentious life, and yet boasting that his sins are forgiven, I…

— J. C. Ryle

We should no more tolerate false doctrine that we would tolerate sin.

— J. C. Ryle

A right knowledge of sin lies at the root of all saving Christianity.

— J. C. Ryle

Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.

— J. C. Ryle

Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen.

— J. C. Ryle

Imagination is the hotbed where this sin is too often hatched. Guard your thoughts, and there will be little fear about your…

— J. C. Ryle

When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.

— J. C. Ryle

Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen. We must know the depth and malignity of our disease, in order…

— J. C. Ryle

Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil…

— J. C. Ryle