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 CALVINLet our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
More John Calvin Quotes
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from 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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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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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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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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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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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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Satan is an astute theologian.
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By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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