J. C. Ryle Quotes

The Christian idea of 'putting on Christ' is the whole of Christianity.

Discipleship is based solely on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on following after a particular belief or doctrine.

I'm still going to make mistakes, but I don't have any problems with publicly professing my faith now. It just took me a long time to get to the right place in my relationship with Christ.

To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.

Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.

Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.

You really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.

Whoever would fully and feelingly understand the words of Christ, must endeavor to conform his life wholly to the life of Christ.

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

When we share Christ, the Truth behind our transformation, we are offering people an opportunity to be transformed.

Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.

When God saved me, He gave me a thirst to learn and to read and to study. I thrived in college. I got a bachelor's degree in philosophy and then went to Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.

Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ.

I think that when you follow Christ, one of the things that happens when you start listening to His voice is that you really are alone.

We try to do everything that we can to make Christ the center of attention. Our goal is to kind of broaden the definition of worship. I know that God has always used us as a forefront for people to draw closer to Him and get into His presence.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ. Their will is swallowed up in His will. They do always those things that please the Lord. Not only would they die for the Lord, but more important they want to live for Him. They stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places. They have Christ on their minds, as they look unto Him in every thought. They have Christ in their hearts as their affections are placed on Him forever.

We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.