Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
JOHN CALVINHuman will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
More John Calvin Quotes
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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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.
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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.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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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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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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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