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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.

John Calvin

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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Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
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
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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Character Clothes God Ourselves Religious Right
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Belief Empty Faith God Hands Religious
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
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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God Hope Ourselves Strength Weakness
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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God Himself Sleep Time Work
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
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
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth

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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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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