Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
JOHN CALVINTrue wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
More John Calvin Quotes
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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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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
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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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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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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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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
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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 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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