There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
JOHN CALVINWe shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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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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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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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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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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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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