John Calvin Quotes

We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
JOHN CALVIN

Death Exception God Suffering
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
JOHN CALVIN

Action Belief Fly Inspirational Learning Myself
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
JOHN CALVIN

God Hope Ourselves Strength Weakness
Unless God’s Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray.
JOHN CALVIN

Darkness God Men Misery Way
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
JOHN CALVIN

Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Life Ourselves Purity Spirit True
If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.
JOHN CALVIN

God Knowledge Learning Planning Wisdom
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVIN

Fools Himself Idiot Men
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.
JOHN CALVIN

God Himself Need Ourselves Prayer Right Thinking
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
JOHN CALVIN

Inspirational Joy Man Nature Spiritual World
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 CALVIN

Act Believe Book Faith Fools God Religious Word
Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe God Idol Men Mindset
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
JOHN CALVIN

Fear God Heart Himself Men Mercy Sincere Understand Worship
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.
JOHN CALVIN

God Himself Sleep Time Work
God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
JOHN CALVIN

Action Election God Spirit Word Work
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
JOHN CALVIN

Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Faith God Justice Men Right Sin Work
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
JOHN CALVIN

Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Himself Knowledge Learning Life Reading Scripture Truth
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
JOHN CALVIN

Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
JOHN CALVIN

Grace Human Liberty
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
JOHN CALVIN

Heart Myself Yourself
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Adversity Dangerous Doubt Men Praise Prosperity Success
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
JOHN CALVIN

Change Design Forgiveness Heart Himself Spirit
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
JOHN CALVIN

Build Ourselves Visible
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Break Fall Himself Hurt Prayer

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