Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVINWhenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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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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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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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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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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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.
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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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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.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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