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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

John Calvin

But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
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Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
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
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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God Happiness Men Seek
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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God Humility Men Pride Spirit
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
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
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
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
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
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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Existence God Mistake Purity See Word
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer

The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

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