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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.

John Calvin

Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
JOHN CALVIN

Adversity Dangerous Doubt Men Praise Prosperity Success
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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Existence God Mistake Purity See Word
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Give Up God Myself
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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Animal Book Oneself Path Religious Voice
The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
JOHN CALVIN

Beyond God Greatness Human Understand
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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Act Effort God Goodness Willing
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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Charity Goodness Insult Respect
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
JOHN CALVIN

Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Chance Destiny Fate Human Suffering
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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Evil God Himself Kind Preparation Unique Worth
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
JOHN CALVIN

Change Faith God Prayer Religious
The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
JOHN CALVIN

Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth

We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.

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