We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
JOHN CALVINPeace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
More John Calvin Quotes
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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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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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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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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.
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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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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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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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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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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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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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