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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

John Calvin

Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Appearance God Human Love Person
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
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
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 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
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Grace Human Liberty
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
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
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
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Book Life Religious Tongue Value
The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Excellence Live Purity Religious
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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Charity Goodness Insult Respect
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 fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember

True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

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