True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVINTrue wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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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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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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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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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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Repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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