The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
JOHN CALVINTrue wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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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.
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Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.
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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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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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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
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You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
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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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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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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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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
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