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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.

John Calvin

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
JOHN CALVIN

Charity Goodness Insult Respect
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
JOHN CALVIN

Forever Glory God Justice Mercy Punishment Race Sin
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
JOHN CALVIN

Grace Human Liberty
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
JOHN CALVIN

Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
JOHN CALVIN

Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Deep Discover God Oneself Religious
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
JOHN CALVIN

Give Up God Myself
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 CALVIN

Believe God Idol Men Mindset
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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Destruction Men Pride
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
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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Death Exception God Suffering
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Faith Perfection
The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
JOHN CALVIN

Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVIN

Fools Himself Idiot Men

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