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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.

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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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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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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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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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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Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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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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