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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.

John Calvin

For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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Fools Gift God Himself Place Stupidity Worship
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
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
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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Character Clothes God Ourselves Religious Right
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
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
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
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save

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