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The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.

The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.

Spiritual, Humble, Progress

John Calvin, Henry Van Andel (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.23, Baker Books

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

Jesus, Believe, World

For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?

Worship, Giver, Idolatry

John Calvin “Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion”, Westminster John Knox Press

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

Humility, Pride, Men

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai (Annotated Edition)”, p.48, Jazzybee Verlag

When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.

Heart, Design, Forgiving

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Zechariah And Malachi (Annotated Edition)”, p.194, Jazzybee Verlag

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

Promise, Ifs

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai (Annotated Edition)”, p.60, Jazzybee Verlag

The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith

Fire, Quality, Affliction

The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

Excellence, Church, Doe

John Calvin (2012). “Commentary on Isaiah”, p.102, Ravenio Books

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

Bowels, Defects, Looseness

John Calvin (2002). “The Bondage and Liberation of the Will (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): A Defence of the Orthodox Doctrine of Human Choice against Pighius”, p.61, Baker Books

When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.

Action, Leap

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.

Doctrine, Tongue

John Calvin (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.20, Baker Books

We are surrounded by God’s benefits. The best use of these benefits is an unceasing expression of gratitude.

Gratitude, Expression, Use

Satan is an astute theologian.

Satan, Astute, Theologian

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.

Scripture, Christ, Should

Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.

Spiritual, Doe, Fruit

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On The Gospel Of John Vol. 1 (Annotated Edition)”, p.39, Jazzybee Verlag

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

Charity, Faults, Insult

John Calvin (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.33, Baker Books

Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.

Christian, Shame, Wells

Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.

Grace, Liberty, Doe

John Calvin (1845). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.134, Lulu.com

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

Two, Way, Spirit

John Calvin (2012). “The Institutes Of The Christian Religion (Annotated Edition)”, p.285, Jazzybee Verlag

That man is truly humble who neither claims any personal merit in the sight of God, nor proudly despises brethren, or aims at being thought superior to them, but reckons it enough that he is one of the members of Christ, and desires nothing more than that the Head alone should be exalted.

Humble, Men, Sight

John Calvin (2013). “Commentary on Matthew”, p.360, Ravenio Books

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

Men, Looks, Hundred

John Calvin (2013). “Commentary on Psalms”, p.496, Ravenio Books

There is also an old proverb, that they who pay much attention to the body generally neglect the soul.

Soul, Attention, Body

John Calvin (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.90, Baker Books

If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.

Doe, Ifs

We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments.

Promise, Rely, Obeying

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.

Race, Punishment, Justice

"Civility: A Cultural History". Book by Benet Davetian (p. 157), April 18, 2009.

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