The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
JOHN CALVINSometimes 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.
More John Calvin Quotes
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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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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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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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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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
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