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title: "3 God Merits Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 God Merits quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best God Merits sayings and thoughts."
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> [“God alone is God, and he alone merits first place—beyond every other love, every other anxiety, every other fear that consumes us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-s-keener/god-alone-is-god-and-he-alone-merits-first-place-beyond-every-other/)

[Craig S. Keener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-s-keener/)

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> [Don't try to impress God with your works" or "Don't attempt to please God with your merits" or "Don't try to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-e-marty/don-t-try-to-impress-god-with-your-works-or-don-t-attempt-to-please/)

[Martin E. Marty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-e-marty/)

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> [Think not thy love to God merits God's love to thee; His acceptance of thy duty crowns His own gifts in thee;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-quarles/think-not-thy-love-to-god-merits-god-s-love-to-thee-his-acceptance-of/)

[Francis Quarles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-quarles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/francis-quarles-1740_acceptance_think-not-thy-love-to-god-merits-god-s-l_1677660.png)

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