J. C. Ryle Quotes


To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.


Citations

Ryle, J. C. Old Paths: Being Plain Statements on Some of the Weightier Matters of Christianity. William Hunt and Company, 1877, p. 119.

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J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle
  • Born: May 10, 1816
  • Died: June 10, 1900
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Clergyman

John Charles Ryle was an English evangelical Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool.