A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
JOHN CALVINThe 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love 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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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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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.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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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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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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