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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.

John Calvin

The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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Animal Book Oneself Path Religious Voice
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Action Election God Spirit Word Work
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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Darkness God Men Misery Way
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
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
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
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
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

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