J. C. Ryle Quotes

It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.

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.

It will cost you everything to follow the Lord. And it will cost you even more to be His man for this hour.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Were there a Christian so faithful to his God as I was to her we would all be Jesus Christ today.

Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.

I never said the way of Christ is easy. Are you prepared to let go of everything He would not approve?

Worship is an endeavor to bring to God that which costs you something.

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.

Followers of Jesus who count the cost and are willing to take up their crosses after him must have broad shoulders.

Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.

Christ asked for everything he got.

The mark of one who loves God and saints is sacrifice.

I know the word 'sacrifice.'

Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.

Christian life means sacrifice.

I leave everything in God's hands and continue to work on playing basketball.

If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to - follow a little closer.

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.