John Charles Ryle

It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.

Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be got by hard, regular, daily, attentive, wakeful reading.

It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, "let us make man." It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, "let us save man."

The believer who follows the Lord most fully, will ordinarily enjoy the most assured hope, and have the clearest persuasion of his own salvation.

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

[T]here is more to be learned at the foot of the cross than anywhere else in the world.

Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.

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

A hopeful growing believer is a walking sermon. He preaches far more than I do, for he preaches all the week round, shaming the unconverted, sharpening the converted, showing to all what grace can do.

I cannot find in Scripture that anyone ever got to heaven merely by sincerity, or was accepted with God if he was only earnst in maintaining his own views.[…] Sincerity cannot put away sin.

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,—partly on doing all you …