God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
JOHN CALVINNothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
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Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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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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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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