471 Quotes by J. C. Ryle

A holy violence, a conflict, a warfare, a fight, a soldier’s life, a wrestling, are spoken of as characteristic of the true Christian.

A deep sense of sin, a humble willingness to be saved in God’s way, a teachable readiness to give up our own prejudices when a more excellent way is shown, these are the principal things. These things the two disciples possessed, and therefore our Lord “went with them” and guided them into all truth.

The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.

What youth sows, old age must reap.

There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.

Let us resolve by God’s grace that, however feeble and poor our prayers may seem to us, we will pray on.

For my part I am persuaded the more light we have, the more we see our own sinfulness: the nearer we get to heaven, the more we are clothed with humility.

It is a true saying of good Archbishop Leighton: ‘The way of sin is down hill; a man cannot stop when he would.

The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, – martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, – all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place – but sinners after all.