If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVINWe are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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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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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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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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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human understanding and cannot be comprehended by it.. We must adore its loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
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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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.
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