“The Lord Jesus is a friend who never changes. There is no fickleness about Him. Those whom He loves, He loves unto the end.”

— J.C. Ryle

Source: Home Truths (1859), Ch. II: "Do You Want a Friend?", p. 21

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Anglican bishop 1816–1900

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