The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
JOHN CALVINNothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
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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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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
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No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.
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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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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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