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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.

John Calvin

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
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
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 fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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God Himself Need Ourselves Prayer Right Thinking
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Book Darkness God Religious View
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
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
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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Food Laughter Music Satisfaction Wine

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