Top 10 Famous Quotes by J. C. Ryle

John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) was an influential English evangelical Anglican bishop, theologian, and author. After a profound spiritual awakening in 1837, he was ordained in 1841 and served in various parishes before becoming the first Bishop of Liverpool in 1880. Known for his plain and practical preaching, Ryle wrote extensively, with notable works including "Expository Thoughts on the Gospels" and "Holiness." His writings emphasize scriptural authority, personal sanctity, and practical Christian living. Ryle's legacy endures through his impactful contributions to evangelical theology and the Anglican church.

Top 10 Famous Quotes by J. C. Ryle

1. "Let us not be content with a religion of creed and theory without practical power and effect."
— J. C. Ryle

2. "Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture."
— J. C. Ryle

3. "No one thing is so necessary to young men as a real, hearty, and intelligent religious faith."
— J. C. Ryle

4. "The best public worship is that which produces the best private Christianity."
— J. C. Ryle

5. "Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just; a God who is all love, but not holy; a God who has a heaven for everybody, but a hell for none."
— J. C. Ryle

6. "A man may preach from false motives. A man may write books, and make fine speeches, and seem diligent in good works, and yet be a Judas Iscariot."
— J. C. Ryle

7. "Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer."
— J. C. Ryle

8. "Tomorrow is the devil's day, but today is God's. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow."
— J. C. Ryle

9. "Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible."
— J. C. Ryle

10. "It is not the quantity of our faith but the quality that God looks at. A drop of genuine grace is better than a sea of mere profession."
— J. C. Ryle