Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
JOHN CALVINWherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
More John Calvin Quotes
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A 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.
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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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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We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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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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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Hatred 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.
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Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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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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Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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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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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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Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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