When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
JOHN CALVINTo 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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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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We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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