Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
JOHN CALVINWhoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
More John Calvin Quotes
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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Repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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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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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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