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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.

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
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
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 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
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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God Himself Need Ourselves Prayer Right Thinking
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Believe Creation Election God Himself World
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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Charity Goodness Insult Respect
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Action Election God Spirit Word Work
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
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
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
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
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
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
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit

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