471 Quotes by J. C. Ryle

Persecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man.

Nothing perhaps affects man's character more than the company he keeps

The cross is the foundation of the Bible: If you have not yet found out that Christ crucified is the foundation of the whole volume, you have hitherto read your Bible to very little profit. Your religion is a heaven without a sun, an arch without a keystone, a compass without a needle, a clock without a spring or weights, a lamp without oil. It will not comfort you; it will not deliver your soul from hell.

Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.

Let us be real, honest, and sincere in our Christianity. We cannot deceive an all-seeing God.

Make it a part of every day's business to read and meditate on some portion of God's Word. Private means of grace are just as needful every day for our souls as food and clothing are for our bodies.

Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and after prayer for God’s approval and blessing. The second is not to expect too much from their partners, and to remember that marriage is, after all, the union of two sinners, and not of two angels. The third rule is to strive first and foremost for one another’s sanctification. The more holy married people are, the happier they are.

Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.

The true Christian delights to hear something about their Master. They like those sermons best which are full of Christ.