True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVINRepentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the Spirit.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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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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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows 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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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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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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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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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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