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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.

John Calvin

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Believe Creation Election God Himself World
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
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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Evil God Himself Kind Preparation Unique Worth
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
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
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Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
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
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit

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