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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?

John Calvin

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.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
JOHN CALVIN

Death Exception God Suffering
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
JOHN CALVIN

Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
JOHN CALVIN

Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
JOHN CALVIN

Blessing Enjoyment Imagination Powerful Rule
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

God Himself Sleep Time Work
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
JOHN CALVIN

Belief God Man Ourselves
No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
JOHN CALVIN

Extraordinary God Men Spirit
The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
JOHN CALVIN

Destruction Men Pride
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
JOHN CALVIN

Inspirational Joy Man Nature Spiritual World
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
JOHN CALVIN

Book God Religious Talk
Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
JOHN CALVIN

Book Darkness God Religious View
While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
JOHN CALVIN

God Happiness Men Seek
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
JOHN CALVIN

Dangerous Eyes Prosperity
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

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