JC Ryle

Our prayer is His delight – JC Ryle

Our prayer is His delight – JC Ryle

There was an officer in the city of Rome who was appointed to have his doors always open, in order to receive any Roman citizen who applied to him for help. Just so the ear of the Lord Jesus is ever open to the cry of all who want mercy and grace. It is His office to help them. Their prayer is His delight. Think of this. Is not this encouragement?   

– JC Ryle –
from A Call to Prayer

Vital Union with Christ – JC Ryle

Vital Union with Christ – JC Ryle

We cannot have flowers without roots, or fruit without trees. We cannot have the fruit of the Spirit without vital union with Christ, and a new creation within.

– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels,1856

Boldness Brings Happiness – JC Ryle

Boldness Brings Happiness – JC Ryle

Boldness in Christ’s service always brings its own reward. The boldest Christian is always the happiest man.

– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospel

Pray on! – JC Ryle

Pray on! – JC Ryle

Do we indeed pray? Then let us pray on, and not faint. It is not lost labor. It is not useless. It will bear fruit after many days. That word never yet failed, “Every one that asketh receiveth” (Matthew 7:8).

– JC Ryle –
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856

True Faith – JC Ryle

True Faith – JC Ryle

True faith may sometimes be found where it might have been least expected.

– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856

Sanctifying Faith – JC Ryle

Sanctifying Faith – JC Ryle

The faith that has not a sanctifying influence on the character is no better than the faith of devils.

– JC Ryle –

What makes some Christians more holy than others? – JC Ryle

What makes some Christians more holy than others? – JC Ryle

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.

– JC Ryle –