There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven - the crucified Son of God.
J. C. RyleThe first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.
J. C. RyleLet us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.
J. C. RyleIf Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is not from God, how can infidels explain Jesus Christ? His existence in history they cannot deny. How is it that without force or bribery, without arms or money, He has made such an immensely deep mark on the world as He certainly has?
J. C. RyleI fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one is never found without the other. All justified people are sanctified, and all sanctified people are justified. ... Tell me not of your justification, unless you have also some marks of sanctification. Boast not of Christ's work for you, unless you can show us the Spirit's work in you.
J. C. Ryle