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The temple in which the Lord Jesus delights most, is a broken and contrite heart, renewed by the Holy Spirit.

The temple in which the Lord Jesus delights most, is a broken and contrite heart, renewed by the Holy Spirit.

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Jesus, Heart, Broken
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.389, Editora Dracaena

Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.

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Book, Dark, Christ
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Old Paths: Being Plain Statements on Some of the Weightier Matters of Christianity”, p.178, Ravenio Books

The love of our Lord Jesus Christ towards sinners is strikingly shown in His steady purpose of heart to die for them.

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Jesus, Heart, Purpose
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.350, Editora Dracaena

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

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Sin, Born Again, Dangerous

There must not only be good preaching, but good hearing.

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Hearing, Be Good, Preaching
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.142, Editora Dracaena

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

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Jesus, Remember, Sin

Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.

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Determination, Believe, Practice
"Bible commentary - The gospel of Matthew".

The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.

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Punishment, People, Desire

What you think now about the cross of Christ, I cannot tell; but I can wish you nothing better than this - that you may be able to say with the apostle Paul, before you die or meet the Lord, 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.'

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Jesus, Thinking, Wish
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Old Paths: Being Plain Statements on Some of the Weightier Matters of Christianity”, p.188, Ravenio Books

The love of the Bible will show itself in a believer's actions.

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

Millions of people profess and call themselves Christians, whom the Apostle Paul would not have called Christians at all.

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Christian, People, Apostle Paul
J.C. Ryle (2015). “The Upper Room: Biblical Truths For Modern Times”, p.140, Whitaker House

Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer... He may sometimes keep us long waiting...but He will never send us empty away.

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Jesus, Prayer, Long

People may refuse to see the truth of our arguments, but they cannot evade the evidence of a holy life.

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People, May, Argument
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible commentary - The gospel of John”, p.308, Editora Dracaena

Let us serve Him faithfully as our Master. Let us obey Him loyally as our King. Let us study His teachings as our Prophet. Let us work diligently after Him as our Example. Let us look anxiously for Him as our coming redeemer of body as well as soul. But above all let us prize Him as our Sacrifice, and rest our whole weight on His death as atonement for sin. Let His blood be more precious in our eyes every year we live. Whatever else we glory in about Christ, let us glory above all things in His cross.

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Christian, Jesus, Kings

To be Christian it will cost a man his love of ease.

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

If Christ had not gone to the cross and suffered in our stead, the just for the unjust, there would not have been a spark of hope for us. There would have been a mighty gulf between ourselves and God, which no man ever could have passed.

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Men, Gone, Unjust
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Old Paths: Being Plain Statements on Some of the Weightier Matters of Christianity”, p.181, Ravenio Books

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

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Sin, Christ

We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.

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Humility, Proud, Born
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.119, Editora Dracaena

The heart that has really tasted the grace of Christ, will instinctively hate sin.

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Hate, Heart, Grace
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.359, Editora Dracaena

The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are on the way to hell.

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Heaven, Way, Hell
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible commentary - The gospel of Matthew”, p.102, Editora Dracaena

There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is abundance of hearing, reading, talking, professing, visiting, contributing to the poor and teaching at schools. But is there, together with all this, a due proportion of private prayer? Are believing men and women sufficiently careful to be frequently alone with God?

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Christian, Prayer, Believe

A right heart leans on Christ, hangs on Christ, builds on Christ and cleaves to Christ.

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Heart, Christ

Health is a good thing; but sickness is far better, if it leads us to God.

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Sickness, Good Things, Ifs
J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible commentary - The gospel of Matthew”, p.156, Editora Dracaena

The true Christian delights to hear something about his Master. He likes those sermons best which are full of Christ.

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Christian, Delight, Masters
"Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots".

Without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven. Heaven is a holy place. The Lord of heaven is a holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Holiness is written on everything in heaven... How shall we ever be at home and happy in heaven if we die unholy?

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Home, Angel, Heaven
J. C. Ryle (2010). “Holiness (Abridged): Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots”, p.96, Moody Publishers