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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.

John Calvin

A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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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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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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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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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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