“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.”
~ 1 Corinthians 16:13
“True holiness does not make a Christian evade difficulties, but face and overcome them. Christ would have His people show that His grace is not a mere hothouse plant, which can only thrive under shelter, but a strong, hardy thing which can flourish in every relation of life.”
~ J.C. Ryle
A Prayer Life 
Spurgeon said of J.C. Ryle that he was the bravest man he ever knew in sharing the Gospel.
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I would probably have to agree with Spurgeon. I find Ryle spiritually brilliant yet winsome and humble.
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