"Sanctification depends greatly on a diligent use
of Scriptural means. The “means of grace” are such as Bible reading,
private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one
hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord’s Supper. I lay it
down as a simple matter of fact, that no one who is careless about such
things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification. I can
find no record of any eminent saint, who ever neglected them. They are
appointed channels through which the Holy Spirit conveys fresh supplies
of grace to the soul, and strengthens the work which He has begun in the
inward man. Let men call this legal doctrine if they please — but I
will never shrink from declaring my belief that there are no “spiritual
gains without pains.” Our God is a God who works by means, and He will
never bless the soul of that man who pretends to be so high and
spiritual, that he can get on without them."
JC Ryle - Holiness
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