Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
JOHN CALVINIt is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
More John Calvin Quotes
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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