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

John Calvin

Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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Faith Ourselves Spiritual
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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Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
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
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
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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Life Ourselves Purity Spirit True
It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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Blessing God Responsibility
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
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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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning 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
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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Extraordinary God Men Spirit
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Destroy Powerful Save

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

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