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John Calvin92 quotes“All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.”
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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
John CalvinJohn Calvin My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
John CalvinJohn Calvin When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
John CalvinJohn Calvin It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
John CalvinJohn Calvin If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin
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I was born to chase peace and love wild things. I was born a beautiful bohemian paradox.
Melody LeeMelody Lee The day I made peace with my pain was the day I was born again.
Stephanie BriarStephanie Briar I think my soul was born with wings; it’s always restless, it won’t sit still.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
St. JeromeSt. Jerome After traveling through fourteen foreign countries and appearing before all the royalty and nobility I have only one wish today. That is that when my eyes are closed in death that they will bury me back in that quiet little farm land where I was born.
Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley She was a restless soul, born with black wings and gypsy heart.
Melody LeeMelody Lee A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
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