Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVINNo 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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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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There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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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.
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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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We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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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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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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