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If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to prayer, but to Christ Himself.

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Prayer, Church, Sin

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Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some keep it as a holiday. But all over the world, wherever there are Christians, in one way or another Christmas is kept.

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Christian, Religious, Holiday

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A good conscience will be found a pleasant visitor at our bedside in a dying hour.

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Inspirational Life, Dying, Visitors

J.C. Ryle (2015). “Holiness: It's Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots”, p.138, Letcetera Publishing

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Infidelity and skepticism abound everywhere. In one form or another they are to be found in every rank and class of society. Thousands are not ashamed to say that they regard the Bible as an old obsolete Jewish book, which has no special claim on our faith and obedience, and that it contains many inaccuracies and defects. In a day like this, the true Christian should be able to set his foot down firmly, and to render a reason of his confidence in God's Word. He should be able by sound arguments to show good cause why he thinks the Bible is from heaven, and not of men.

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Christian, Book, Men

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A man may just as soon read the Scripture without eyes, as understand the spirit of it without grace.

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Eye, Men, Grace

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The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper.

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Prayer, Reading, Mean

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When you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.

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Light, Waiting, Principles

J. C. Ryle (2007). “Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots”, p.368, Hendrickson Publishers

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No doubt men may easily think too little of God the Father, and God the Spirit, but no man ever thought too much of Christ.

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Too Much, Christ, Persons

"Bible commentary - The gospel of Matthew".

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Experience supplies painful proof that traditions once called into being are first called useful, then they become necessary. At last they are too often made idols, and all must bow down to them or be punished.

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Idols, Lasts, Firsts

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A zealous man feels that like a lamp he is made to burn; and if consumed in burning, he has but done the work for which God appointed him. Such a one will always find a sphere for his zeal. If he cannot preach and work and give money, he will cry and sigh and pray.

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Men, Giving, Lamps

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Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven. ...I do not know what others may think - but to me it does seem clear that Heaven would be a miserable place to an unholy man. It cannot be otherwise. People may say in a vague way, that they "hope to go to Heaven, but they do not consider what they say. There must be a certain "fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light.

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Men, Thinking, Light

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What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.

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Prayer, Believe, Differences

J.C Ryle, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “PRACTICAL RELIGION”, Lulu.com

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If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain—we must begin with Christ. We must go to him as sinners, with no plea but that of utter need, and cast our souls on him by faith, for peace and reconciliation with God.... If we would grow in holiness and become more sanctified, we must continually go on as we began, and be ever making fresh applications to Christ.

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Soul, Would Be, Needs

"Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots".

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Let us learn to be patient in the days of darkness, if we know anything of vital union with Christ.

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Darkness, Unions, Patient

J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible commentary - The gospel of John”, p.271, Editora Dracaena

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Naked we came upon earth, and naked we go forth, and of all our possessions, we can carry nothing with us.

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Naked, Earth, Possession

J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.175, Editora Dracaena

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There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not true, genuine Christianity. It passes muster, it satisfies sleepy consciences; but it is not good money. It is not the authentic reality that called itself Christianity in the beginning.

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Reality, World, Sleepy

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Another real danger to young men is thoughtlessness and lack of consideration. Lack of thought is one simple reason why thousands of souls are cast away forever. Men will not consider,-will not look forward,-will not look around them,-will not reflect on the end of their present course, and the sure consequences of their present ways,-and awake at last to find they are damned for lack of thinking.

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Real, Simple, Men

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It is easy to criticize and find fault with the conduct of kings, and write furious articles against them in newspapers, or make violent speeches about them on platforms. Any fool can rip and rend a costly garment, but not every man can cut out and make one. To expect perfection in kings, prime ministers, or rulers of any king, is senseless and unreasonable. We would exhibit more wisdom if we prayed for them more, and criticized less.

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Kings, Rip, Writing

J.C. Ryle (2015). “The Upper Room: Biblical Truths For Modern Times”, p.309, Whitaker House

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Surely if there be any habit which your own hand and eye should help in forming, it is the habit of prayer.

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Prayer, Eye, Hands

J.C. Ryle (2015). “The Duties of Parents”, p.14, Booklassic

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Growth in grace is one way to be happy in our religion. God has wisely linked together our comfort and our increase in holiness.

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Grace, Growth, Together

J.C. Ryle (2015). “Holiness: It's Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots”, p.121, Letcetera Publishing

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All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble.

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Humble, Humility, People

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For my own part, I believe that in dealing with skeptics, and unbelievers, and enemies of the Bible, Christians are too apt to stand only on the defensive. They are too often content with answering this or that little objection, or discussing this or that little difficulty, which is picked out of Scripture and thrown in their teeth. I believe we ought to act on the aggressive far more than we do, and to press home on the adversaries of [Biblical] inspiration the enormous difficulties of their own position.

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Christian, Inspiration, Believe

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Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things.

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Heart, Men, Sacred Things

J.C RYLE, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “HOLINESS;BEING PLAIN PAPERS ON ITS NATURE, HINDRANCES, DIFFICULTIES AND ROOTS”, Lulu.com

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What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.

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Character, Men, Heaven

J.C RYLE, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “HOLINESS;BEING PLAIN PAPERS ON ITS NATURE, HINDRANCES, DIFFICULTIES AND ROOTS”, Lulu.com

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Born: May 10, 1816
Died: June 10, 1900
Occupation: Bishop of Liverpool
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