True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN
JOHN CALVIN
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John Calvin92 quotes“True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.”
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
John CalvinJohn Calvin I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
John CalvinJohn Calvin 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.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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