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 CALVINWhere God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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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.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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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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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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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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Satan is an astute theologian.
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