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.
JOHN CALVINChrist is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
More John Calvin Quotes
-
-
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
JOHN CALVIN -
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVIN -
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
JOHN CALVIN -
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.
JOHN CALVIN -
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
JOHN CALVIN -
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVIN -
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
JOHN CALVIN -
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 CALVIN -
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.
JOHN CALVIN -
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
JOHN CALVIN -
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
JOHN CALVIN -
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 CALVIN -
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
JOHN CALVIN -
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
JOHN CALVIN -
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN