Quote#God & Faith
Remember that you are to venture the whole salvation of your soul on…
Quote byJohn Charles Ryle · 1816–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Only One Way (1850), p. 6.
English (original)
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 can,—partly on keeping your Church,—partly on receiving the sacrament. In the matter of your justification Christ is to be all.
— John Charles Ryle
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