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.
JOHN CALVINWe should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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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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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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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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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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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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