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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.

John Calvin

Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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Desire Exception People Religious World
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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Gift God Himself Religious
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
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Forever Glory God Justice Mercy Punishment Race Sin
We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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Character Clothes God Ourselves Religious Right
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
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Dog God Myself Silence Truth
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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God Goodness Grace Heart Joy

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