Showing posts with label Old Men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Men. Show all posts

Friday, January 24, 2014

"Young men, take to heart the Scriptures just quoted."

"Young men, take to heart the Scriptures just quoted [Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 5:5; John 13:15 (Christ is a young man's great example.); 2 Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 2:7, 8; 1 Kings 3:8 (Regarding the wisest man that ever lived--King Solomon.); Proverbs 26:12]. Do not be too confident in your own judgment. Stop being so sure that you are always right, and others wrong. Don't trust your own opinion when you find it contrary to that of older men and especially to that of your own parents. Age gives experience, and therefore deserves respect" (J. C. Ryle, Thoughts for Young Men, 25-26).

Monday, January 13, 2014

"Two Things"

"Young men, I beseech you earnestly, beware of pride. Two things are said to be very rare sights in the world--one is a young man that is humble, and the other is an old man that is content. I fear that this is only too true" (J.C. Ryle, Thoughts for Young Men, 23).