There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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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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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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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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How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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