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# The principal fight of the Christian
- URL: https://www.theholyfight.com/the-principal-fight-of-the-christian/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:06:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:06:43.000Z
- Description: J. C. Ryle, Holiness
- Author: Sean Catlett
- Tags: Library, J. C. Ryle

> The principal fight of the Christian is with the world, the flesh, and the devil. These are his never-dying foes. These are the three chief enemies against whom he must wage war.

**J. C. Ryle**, *Holiness* (1879)

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J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) was the first Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. *Holiness* is his best-known book.

More words from the saints who fought before us are in [the Library](https://www.theholyfight.com/tag/library/).