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.
JOHN CALVINTrue wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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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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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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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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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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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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