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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.

John Calvin

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
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
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
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
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
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
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
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
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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Inspirational Joy Man Nature Spiritual World
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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Gift God Himself Religious

I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.

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