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" The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun. These are but streams, but God is the fountain. These are but drops; but God is the ocean.16 "
― Joel R. Beeke , Living for God's Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism
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" Christ is a pattern of holiness for us in His holy humility (Phil. 2:5-13), holy compassion (Mark 1:41), holy forgiveness (Col. 3:13), holy unselfishness (Rom. 15:3), holy indignation against sin (Matt. 23), and holy prayer (Heb. 5:7). Holiness that resembles God and is patterned after Christ saves us from hypocrisy and resorting to a "Sunday only" Christianity. It gives vitality, purpose, meaning, direction, and contentment to daily living. "The holy person is the only contented man in the world," Gurnall writes.49 "
― Joel R. Beeke , Living for God's Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism