J. C. Ryle Quotes

You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd become pastry-shop Christians, like a pretty cake and nice sweet things. Pretty, but not true Christians.

To be Christian it will cost a man his love of ease.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.

Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial of the soul turns into love for God.

A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.

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

Christian life means sacrifice.

Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything tougher.

God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.

If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus.

The gospel costs nothing but it demands everything.

Jesus says if you want to have me, you must give up that other thing that has you.

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

No man can put on the robes of Christ’s righteousness till he has taken off his own.

The stool of repentance and the foot of the cross are the favorite positions of instructed Christians.

Judas heard all Christ's sermons.

You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven... I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!

I am a Christian.

I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that's my belief. I still don't know what 'Christian' means. I'm a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness.

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.

Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus. It's a willingness to do what he wants you to do.

The Church must introduce the individual Christian into an encounter with Jesus Christ and bring Christians into His presence in the sacrament.

I'm a Christian.

Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one.