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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

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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The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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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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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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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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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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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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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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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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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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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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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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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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