J.C. Ryle

Quotes

• “Do nothing that you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. Write nothing you would not l...”
• “Ignorance of Scripture is the root of every error in religion, and the source of ever heresy. To be allowed to remove a ...”
• “We live in a day of abounding vagueness and indistinctness on doctrinal subjects in religion. Now, if ever, it is the du...”
• “Christ's death is the Christian's life. Christ's cross is the Christian's title to heaven. Christ "lifted up" and put to...”
• “That sin will never stand firm which is heartily prayed against....We must spread out all our case before our heavenly P...”
• “Be wise in time. What youth sows, old age must reap....Sow to yourself rather in righteousness: break up your fallow gro...”
• “Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.”
• “It is bad enough to be unconverted and going to hell. It is even worse to say, “I know it and will not cry for mercy.”
• “Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.”