We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
JOHN CALVINWe shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
JOHN CALVINChrist is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
JOHN CALVINMan’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.
JOHN CALVINFor what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
JOHN CALVINThe fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
JOHN CALVINA man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVINGod works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
JOHN CALVINIf God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVINMen are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
JOHN CALVINPrayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
JOHN CALVINHatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
JOHN CALVINScripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
JOHN CALVINMy heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
JOHN CALVINA dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
JOHN CALVINWe should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
JOHN CALVINTo 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.
JOHN CALVIN