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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

John Calvin

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
JOHN CALVIN

Charity Goodness Insult Respect
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith God Justice Men Right Sin Work
The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
JOHN CALVIN

Chance God Grace Men Spirit Taste
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
JOHN CALVIN

Build Ourselves Visible
Satan is an astute theologian.
JOHN CALVIN

Devil Evil One Liner
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
JOHN CALVIN

Extraordinary God Men Spirit
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Dog God Myself Silence Truth
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 CALVIN

Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Faith Forever Philosophy Religious See
For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
JOHN CALVIN

Fools Gift God Himself Place Stupidity Worship
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Effort God Goodness Willing
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
JOHN CALVIN

Destruction Men Pride
To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
JOHN CALVIN

Freedom Grace Heart Law Ourselves Spirit
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
JOHN CALVIN

Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself

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