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"45 John Calvin Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 10 July 1509. Died: 27 May 1564 | Theologian |

Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

Humility Beginning True Intelligence
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When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.

God Judge Nation Rulers
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.

We Righteousness Christ Own
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Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.

Prayer Change God Answer
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Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth.

Peace Purchased Sacrifice Truth
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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.

Person Like Love God
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Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.

Nothing Dangerous Blinded Prosperity
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The surest source of destruction to men is to obey themselves.

Surest Source Men Obey
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Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

Scripture Darkness View God
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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.

Condition Spiritual Sincere Humble
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The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

Excellence Church Multitude Purity
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The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.

Gospel Doctrine Tongue Life
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
True Wisdom Knowledge God
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We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments.

God's Promises Obeying Commandments
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Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus.

Joy Heart God's Jesus
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If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.

God Random Something Learn
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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.

Faith Justifies Alone
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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.

Place Faith God Promises
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All truth is God's truth.

Truth God's
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God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.

God Elect Spirit Word
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There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.

Knowing Begin God
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It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.

Blessed Subject Sovereignty God
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Where God's Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.

God's Humility Men Pride
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When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.

God Forgive Hearts Spirit
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We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

Insult Faults Duty Respect
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The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.

Grace God Men Spirit
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

Worse Spirit Confidence Intelligence
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.

Faith Fruit Spiritual Regeneration
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.

True Knowledge God Obedience
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Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty

Human Liberty Grace
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.

Prayer Excercise Faith
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Nothing, including human suffering, happens by chance.

Nothing Human Suffering Chance
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Prosperity inebriates men, so that they take delights in their own merits.

Prosperity Men Delights Merit
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A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.

Perfect Faith Found Unbelievers
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When the Bible speaks, God speaks.

Bible Speaks God
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Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost His authority.

Dominion Heart God Authority
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Without the Gospel everything is useless and vain.

Gospel Everything Useless Vain
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The Bible is the sceptre by which the Heavenly King rules His Church.

Bible King Rules Church
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Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is not alone.

Faith Saves Alone
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Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.

Joy Praise God Worship
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Faith is tossed about by various doubts, so that the minds of the godly are rarely at peace.

Faith Doubts Mind Peace
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The door is closed to prayer unless it is opened with the key of trust.

Closed Prayer Key Trust
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Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.
Prayer Perseverance Leads Result
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There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.

Nothing Afflictions Disturb Joy
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The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith

Fire Affliction Quality Faith
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John Calvin Quotes & Sayings