But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.
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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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
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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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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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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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We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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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 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.
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By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Satan is an astute theologian.
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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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We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.
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We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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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