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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.

John Calvin

It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
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
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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Act Effort God Goodness Willing
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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God Humility Men Pride Spirit
Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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Believe God Idol Men Mindset
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Belief Empty Faith God Hands Religious
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
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Book Darkness God Religious View
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True

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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