black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

John Calvin

A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Faith Perfection
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Creation Election God Himself World
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Animal Book Oneself Path Religious Voice
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Experience Joy Meditation Recognition Sorrow Suffering
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
JOHN CALVIN

Book Darkness God Religious View
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
JOHN CALVIN

Build Ourselves Visible
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
JOHN CALVIN

Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
JOHN CALVIN

Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
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

Character Clothes God Ourselves Religious Right
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Effort God Goodness Willing
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Dog God Myself Silence Truth
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 CALVIN

Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
JOHN CALVIN

God Happiness Men Seek
Repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
JOHN CALVIN

Life Ourselves Purity Spirit True
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
JOHN CALVIN

Expectation Faith God Himself Place Promise

The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Calvin Quotes