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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.

John Calvin

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
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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
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
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
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
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
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
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
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Belief God Man Ourselves
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
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
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True

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