For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
JOHN CALVINWherever 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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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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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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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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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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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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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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