Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
JOHN CALVINWe 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
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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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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.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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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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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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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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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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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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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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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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