The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
JOHN CALVINWhere God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
More John Calvin Quotes
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To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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