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

John Calvin

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

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith God Justice Men Right Sin Work
Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith Ourselves Spiritual
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
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Forever Glory God Justice Mercy Punishment Race Sin
When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Cruel God Judgement Nation Rule
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
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Fools Himself Idiot Men
For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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Fools Gift God Himself Place Stupidity Worship
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
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
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
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Dangerous Eyes Prosperity

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

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