Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
JOHN CALVINThe 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.
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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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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
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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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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 God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.
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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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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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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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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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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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