There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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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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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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