Words said without heart are as utterly useless to our souls as the drumbeating of the poor heathen before their idols. Where there is no heart, there may be lip-work and tongue-work, but there is nothing that God listens to; there is no prayer. Saul, I have no doubt, said many a long prayer before the Lord met him on the way to Damascus. But it was not till his heart was broken that the Lord said, “He prayeth.”
– JC Ryle –
from A Call to Prayer
We have the truth and we need not be afraid to say so.
– JC Ryle –
The more faith the more victory! The more faith the more inward peace!
– JC Ryle –
from Holiness
We have the truth and we need not be afraid to say so.
– JC Ryle –
I charge you never to give up the old doctrine of the blood of Christ, the complete satisfaction which that atoning blood made for sin, and the impossibility of being saved except by that blood. Let nothing tempt you to believe that it is enough to look only at the example of Christ, or only to receive the sacrament which Christ commanded to be received, for which many nowadays worship like an idol
– JC Ryle –
When you come to your deathbed, you will want something more than an example and a sacrament. Take heed that you are found resting all your weight on Christ’s substitution for you on the cross, and His atoning blood, or it will be better if you had never been born.
– JC Ryle –
Disbelieve Hell, and you unscrew, unsettle, and unpin everything in Scripture!
– JC Ryle –
Nothing will do then but real heart-union with Christ. Christ interceding for us at God’s right hand; Christ known and believed as our Priest, our Physician, our Friend. Christ alone can rob death of its sting and enable us to face sickness without fear. He alone can deliver those who through fear of death are in bondage. I say to everyone who wants advice; be acquainted with Christ. If ever you would have hope and comfort on the bed of sickness, be acquainted with Christ. Seek Christ. Apply to Christ.
– JC Ryle –
from Sickness
Whether you have family prayers in your house or not, your relations know. But whether you pray in private or not, is a matter between yourself and God.
– JC Ryle –
From A Call to Prayer