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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

John Calvin

Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
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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Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
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
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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God Happiness Men Seek
Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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Book Learning Religious Satisfaction Shame True Understand
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
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
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility

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