I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
JOHN CALVINChrist is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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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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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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We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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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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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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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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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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