The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
JOHN CALVINWe 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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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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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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Repentance 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.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
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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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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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