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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.

John Calvin

For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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Fools Gift God Himself Place Stupidity Worship
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
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
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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God Humility Men Pride Spirit
By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
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
If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
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Break Fall Himself Hurt Prayer
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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God Himself Sleep Time Work
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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom

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