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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

John Calvin

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 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
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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Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
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
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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Evil God Himself Kind Preparation Unique Worth
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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Action Election God Spirit Word Work
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Exercise Faith Prayer
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
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
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
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

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