If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
JOHN CALVINPrayer is the chief exercise of faith.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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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.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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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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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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