While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
JOHN CALVINPrayer is the chief exercise of faith.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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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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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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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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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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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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.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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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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