black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

John Calvin

Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
JOHN CALVIN

Existence God Mistake Purity See Word
Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
JOHN CALVIN

Destroy Powerful Save
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Faith Perfection
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
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
JOHN CALVIN

Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
JOHN CALVIN

Give Up God Myself
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 CALVIN

Dog God Myself Silence Truth
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
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
We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
JOHN CALVIN

Death Exception God Suffering
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
JOHN CALVIN

Grace Human Liberty
Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
JOHN CALVIN

Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
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 CALVIN

Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
JOHN CALVIN

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

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself

No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Calvin Quotes