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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.

John Calvin

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
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
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 a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
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Break Fall Himself Hurt Prayer
There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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Expectation Faith God Himself Place Promise
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
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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Desire Exception People Religious World
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
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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Act Effort God Goodness Willing
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
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

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