When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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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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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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By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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To 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.
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The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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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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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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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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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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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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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.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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