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Can true repentance exist without faith? By no means. But although they cannot be separated, they ought to be distinguished.

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Whether each of the faithful has a particular angel assigned him for his defense, I cannot venture certainly to affirm; not one angel only has the care of every one of us, but that all the angels together with one consent watch over our salvation....

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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.

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John Calvin

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Born: July 10, 1509

Died: May 27, 1564 (aged 54)

Bio: John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.

Known for:

Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
Calvin's Commentaries
The Bondage and Liberation of the Will
Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

Most used words:

god, men, christ, faith, scripture, church, lord, image, truth, hope, filth, salvation, alone, set, wisdom

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