The man who has nothing more than a kind of Sunday religion -- whose Christianity is like his Sunday clothes put on once a week, and then laid aside -- such a man cannot, of course, be expected to care about growth in grace.
J. C. RylePersecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man.
J. C. RyleAccording to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.
J. C. RyleAmidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul. Do not let newspapers, novels, and romances be read, while the prophets and Apostles be despised. Do not let the exciting and sensual swallow up your attention, while the edifying and the sanctifying can find no place in your mind.
J. C. Ryle