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.
JOHN CALVINIf 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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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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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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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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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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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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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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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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