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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

John Calvin

The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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Beyond God Greatness Human Understand
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
Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Faith Ourselves Spiritual
A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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Faith God Justice Men Right Sin Work
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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God Goodness Grace Heart Joy
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
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
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
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
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer

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