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> [We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/we-are-not-to-be-anxious-about-the-unknown-future-or-to-fret-about-it/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

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> [Whether you can see it or not - and often we cannot - everything is being used of God for your good as well as the good of othersThis knowledge is by faith. It is not always by sight. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/whether-you-can-see-it-or-not-and-often-we-cannot-everything-is-being/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

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## More by James Montgomery Boice

> [“if we are justified we will have that nature of God that will increasingly and inevitably express itself in forgiveness, just as God for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/if-we-are-justified-we-will-have-that-nature-of-god-that-will/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“Many who begin early will lose their reward (or not even actually come to a true faith in Christ and salvation) because they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/many-who-begin-early-will-lose-their-reward-or-not-even-actually-come/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [Bible study is the most essential ingredient in the believer's spiritual life, because it is only in study of the Bible as that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/bible-study-is-the-most-essential-ingredient-in-the-believer-s/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“in election and “irresistible” grace God does not disregard or act contrary to the will of any man or woman, as implied above. Rather,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/in-election-and-irresistible-grace-god-does-not-disregard-or-act/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [We are to believe and follow Christ in all things, including his words about Scripture. And this means that Scripture is to be for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/we-are-to-believe-and-follow-christ-in-all-things-including-his-words/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“People love sin. Sin hardens their hearts. Therefore, they will not receive the gospel of the kingdom of God when it is preached to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/people-love-sin-sin-hardens-their-hearts-therefore-they-will-not/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“A parable is a story taken from real life (or a real-life situation) from which a moral or spiritual truth is drawn. Examples are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/a-parable-is-a-story-taken-from-real-life-or-a-real-life-situation/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [The doctrines of grace stand or fall together, and together they point to one central truth: salvation is all of grace because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/the-doctrines-of-grace-stand-or-fall-together-and-together-they-point/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“When Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God, He came preaching God’s right to rule over the minds and hearts of all people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/when-jesus-came-preaching-the-kingdom-of-god-he-came-preaching-god-s/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“The true Calvinist is someone whose whole life is devoted to the glory of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/the-true-calvinist-is-someone-whose-whole-life-is-devoted-to-the/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“Finally, you must sell off your sinful pleasures and practices, too. It is not pleasure itself that must be sold off. There are holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/finally-you-must-sell-off-your-sinful-pleasures-and-practices-too-it/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [The chief problem with television is that, for those who watch it consistently, it undermines and eventually destroys the ability to think. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/the-chief-problem-with-television-is-that-for-those-who-watch-it/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“The world's theology The world's theology is easy to define. It is the view . . . that human beings are basically good, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/the-world-s-theology-the-world-s-theology-is-easy-to-define-it-is-the/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“When Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God, He came preaching God’s right to rule over the minds and hearts of all people. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/when-jesus-came-preaching-the-kingdom-of-god-he-came-preaching-god-s-2/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

> [“So rather than repent of sin and turn for mercy to a God who is altogether sovereign, holy, knowing, and unchangeable, men and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-montgomery-boice/so-rather-than-repent-of-sin-and-turn-for-mercy-to-a-god-who-is/)

[James Montgomery Boice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-montgomery-boice/)

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