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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.

John Calvin

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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
Repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
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Life Ourselves Purity Spirit True
A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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Faith God Justice Men Right Sin Work
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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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
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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Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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Enjoyment Forever Glory Goal Ourselves
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value

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