A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVINIf God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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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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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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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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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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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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The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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