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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

Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Faith Ourselves Spiritual
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
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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Fade Fall God Knowledge Taste
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Belief Empty Faith God Hands Religious
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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Darkness God Men Misery Way
Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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Existence God Mistake Purity See Word
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
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
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
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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God Happiness Men Seek
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
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
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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Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
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
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering

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