Useless Religion

March 22, 2021•40 words

Most true is it that what costs little is worth little! A religion which costs us nothing and consists of nothing but hearing sermons will always prove at last to be a useless thing.

—J.C. Ryle, ‘Expository Thoughts on Matthew’

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