Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
JOHN CALVINPeace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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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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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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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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.
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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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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The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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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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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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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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