We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
JOHN CALVINMy heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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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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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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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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 Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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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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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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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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If 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.
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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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