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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.

John Calvin

A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Believe Faith Perfection
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Believe Creation Election God Himself World
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
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
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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Darkness God Men Misery Way
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
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
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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Book Learning Religious Satisfaction Shame True Understand
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
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Build Ourselves Visible
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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God Humility Men Pride Spirit
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True

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