People 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. RyleWe never know who they are that God will draw, and have nothing to do with it. Our duty is to invite all, and leave it to God to choose the vessels of mercy.
J. C. RyleA crucified Savior will never be content to have a self-pleasing, self-indulging, worldly-minded people.
J. C. RyleBeware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own.
J. C. RyleI want people to fill their minds with passages of Scripture while they are well and strong, that they may have sure help in the day of need. I want them to be diligent in studying their Bibles, and becoming familiar with its contents, in order that the grand old Book may stand by them and talk with them when all earthly friends fail.
J. C. Ryle