If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVINWe shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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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.
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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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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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Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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