“The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.”
J.C. Ryle (1816–1900) Anglican bishop
Vol. I, Luke VIII: 16–21, p. 257
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Luke (1858–1859)
“A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone.”
Vol. I, Luke V: 27–32, p. 150
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Luke (1858–1859)
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