Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVINThe Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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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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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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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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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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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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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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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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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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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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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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