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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.

John Calvin

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
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
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
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
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
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
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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Act Effort God Goodness Willing
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
Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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Believe God Idol Men Mindset

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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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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