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.
JOHN CALVINLet our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
More John Calvin Quotes
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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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 majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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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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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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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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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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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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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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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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