For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
JOHN CALVINPrayer is the chief exercise of faith.
More John Calvin Quotes
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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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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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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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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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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