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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?

John Calvin

There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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Expectation Faith God Himself Place Promise
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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Book Learning Religious Satisfaction Shame True Understand
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
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 must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
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
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
We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
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Death Exception God Suffering
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Believe Faith Perfection
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual

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