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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.

John Calvin

Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
JOHN CALVIN

God Goodness Grace Heart Joy
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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Charity Goodness Insult Respect
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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Adversity Dangerous Doubt Men Praise Prosperity Success
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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Fade Fall God Knowledge Taste
But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
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Belief God Man Ourselves
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
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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Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
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

Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.

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