There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
JOHN CALVINA perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
More John Calvin Quotes
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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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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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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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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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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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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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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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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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
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