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 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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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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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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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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