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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.

John Calvin

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
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
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
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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Experience Joy Meditation Recognition Sorrow Suffering
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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
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
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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Evil God Himself Kind Preparation Unique Worth
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Believe Creation Election God Himself World
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Book Darkness God Religious View

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