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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.

John Calvin

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
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Action Election God Spirit Word Work
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
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
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Dog God Myself Silence Truth
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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God Happiness Men Seek
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
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
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
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
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
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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Inspirational Joy Man Nature Spiritual World
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Alone Beyond Perfection Satisfaction
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
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
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True

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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