By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
JOHN CALVINYou must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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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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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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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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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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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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