John Calvin Quotes

I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
JOHN CALVIN

Give Up God Myself
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
JOHN CALVIN

Charity Goodness Insult Respect
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.
JOHN CALVIN

Belief Empty Faith God Hands Religious
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
JOHN CALVIN

Act Effort God Goodness Willing
Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.
JOHN CALVIN

Buy Peace Price Sacrifice Truth
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Belief God Man Ourselves
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.
JOHN CALVIN

Believe Book Bright Light Men Religious Sun Way
All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
JOHN CALVIN

Born God Knowledge Obiedience True
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
JOHN CALVIN

Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.
JOHN CALVIN

God Humility Men Pride Spirit

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