A man may commit sin and yet be ignorant of it, and fancy himself innocent when he is guilty... We shall do well to remember that when we make our own miserably imperfect knowledge and consciousness the measure of our sinfulness, we are on very dangerous ground.
J. C. RylePeople fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.
J. C. RyleIt is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.
J. C. RyleThere are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.
J. C. Ryle