How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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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You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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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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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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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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