Miserable indeed is that religious teaching which calls itself Christian, and yet contains nothing of the cross.
J. C. RylePeople are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world.
J. C. RyleDeath is a solemn event for everyone. It is the winding up of all earthly plans and expectations. It is a separation from all we have loved and lived with. It is often accompanied by much bodily pain and distress. It opens the door to judgement and eternity - to heaven or to hell. It is an event after which there is no change, or space for repentance.
J. C. Ryle