black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

John Calvin

Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
JOHN CALVIN

Darkness God Men Misery Way
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
JOHN CALVIN

Gift God Himself Religious
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVIN

God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
JOHN CALVIN

God Happiness Men Seek
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
JOHN CALVIN

Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
JOHN CALVIN

Action Election God Spirit Word Work
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 CALVIN

Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Effort God Goodness Willing
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
JOHN CALVIN

Book God Religious Talk
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Book Learning Religious Satisfaction Shame True Understand
Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
JOHN CALVIN

Perseverance Prayer Result Wasted
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
JOHN CALVIN

Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
JOHN CALVIN

God Himself Need Ourselves Prayer Right Thinking
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

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Calvin Quotes