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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.

John Calvin

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
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
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
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Dog God Myself Silence Truth
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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God Hope Ourselves Strength Weakness
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save
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
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
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
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
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
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
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule

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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