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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.

John Calvin

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
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning 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
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
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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Food Laughter Music Satisfaction Wine
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Faith Ourselves Spiritual

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