To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
JOHN CALVINIn knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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Satan is an astute theologian.
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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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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