black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.

John 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 CALVIN

Adversity Dangerous Doubt Men Praise Prosperity Success
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
JOHN CALVIN

Book Darkness God Religious View
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
JOHN CALVIN

Appearance God Human Love Person
Satan is an astute theologian.
JOHN CALVIN

Devil Evil One Liner
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Faith Perfection
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
JOHN CALVIN

Food Laughter Music Satisfaction Wine
There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Exception People Religious World
The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
JOHN CALVIN

Chance God Grace Men Spirit Taste
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
JOHN CALVIN

Belief God Man Ourselves
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 CALVIN

Experience Joy Meditation Recognition Sorrow Suffering
We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
JOHN CALVIN

Character Clothes God Ourselves Religious Right
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
JOHN CALVIN

Destruction Men Pride
But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
JOHN CALVIN

Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship

Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Calvin Quotes