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 CALVINThe excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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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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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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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.
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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