True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVINWhen God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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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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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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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 unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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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.
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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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Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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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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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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