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 CALVINOnly 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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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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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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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.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
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