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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

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
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
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Believe Faith Perfection
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
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
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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Chance God Grace Men Spirit Taste
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
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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Enjoyment Forever Glory Goal Ourselves
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

True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

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