Quotes by J. C. Ryle

Assurance of hope is more than life. It is health, strength, power, vigor, activity, energy, manliness, beauty.

— J. C. Ryle

Courage

I believe that the want of our age is not more "free" handling of the Bible, but more "reverent" handling, more humility, more patient study, and more prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

Wisdom

So long as you do not quarrel with sin, you will never be a truly happy man.

— J. C. Ryle

Happiness

When does the building of the Spirit really begin to appear in a man's heart? It begins, so far as we can judge, when he first pours out his heart to God in prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

Love

Grant that the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible is God's truth, and I know not in what way you can escape the doctrine that there is salvation only in Christ . From the liberality which says every body is right—from the charity which forbids you to say any body is wrong—from the peace which is bought at the expense of truth, may the good Lord deliver you.

— J. C. Ryle

Truth

All the sciences in the world never smoothed down a dying pillow. No earthly philosophy ever supplied hope in death.

— J. C. Ryle

Science

I cannot find in Scripture that any one ever got to heaven merely by sincerity, or was accepted with God if he was only earnest in maintaining his own views. Sincerity cannot put away sin.

— J. C. Ryle

Wisdom

Remember that you are to venture the whole salvation of your soul on Christ, and on Christ only. You are to cast loose completely and entirely from all other hopes and trusts. You are not to rest partly on Christ and partly on doing all you can. In the matter of your justification Christ is to be all .

— J. C. Ryle

Hope