Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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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 may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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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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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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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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