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

John Calvin

The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
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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Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
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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Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
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
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
We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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Experience Joy Meditation Recognition Sorrow Suffering
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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Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride

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