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

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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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
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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
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
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
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
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
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
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

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