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7 Thoughts on Reading the Bible by J.C. Ryle 1) Read the Bible with an earnest desire to understand it. 2) Read the Scriptures with a simple, childlike faith and humility. 3) Read the Word with a spirit of obedience and self-application. 4) Read the Holy Scriptures everyday. 5) Read the whole Bible and read it an orderly way. 6) Read the Word of God fairly and honestly. 7) Read the Bible with Christ constantly in view.

Christ’s Standards vs The World’s Standards by J.C. Ryle The standard of the world, and the standard of the Lord Jesus, are indeed widely different. They are more than different. They are flatly contradictory one to the other. Among the children of this world, he is thought the greatest man who has most land, most money, most servants, most rank, and most earthly power. Among the children of God, he is reckoned the greatest who does most to promote the spiritual and temporal happiness of his fellow-creatures. True greatness consists not in receiving, but in giving – not in selfish absorption of good things, but in imparting good to others – not in being served, but in serving – not in sitting still and being ministered to, but in going about and ministering to others.

The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone. -@JCRyle

We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure. -@JCRyle