Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
JOHN CALVINUnless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
More John Calvin Quotes
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
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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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Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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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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The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
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Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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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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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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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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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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