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

John Calvin

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
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
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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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
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 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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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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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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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save
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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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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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