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 CALVINFaith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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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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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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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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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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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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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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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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