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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.

John Calvin

The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
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
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
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
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
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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God Hope Ourselves Strength Weakness
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
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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Food Laughter Music Satisfaction Wine

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