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John Calvin Quotes - Page 8

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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.

Fear, Sailing, Mind

John Calvin (2007). “Letters of John Calvin”, Wipf and Stock Publishers

There are sons of God who do not yet appear so to us, but now do so to God; and there are those who, on account of some arrogated or temporal grace, are called so by us, but are not so to God.

Son, Grace, Accounts

John Calvin (1982). “Concerning the Eternal Predestination of God”, p.66, James Clarke & Co.

The sufferings of Christ are the means of forgiveness of sin and eternal glory

Mean, Suffering, Sin

For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing is taught but what is expedient to know. Therefore we must guard against depriving believers of anything disclosed about predestination in Scripture, lest we seem either wickedly to defraud them of the blessing of their God or to accuse and scoff at the Holy Spirit for having published what it is in any way profitable to suppress.

School, Blessing, Way

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

Free will is an empty term.

Free Will, Empty, Term

God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.

Order, May, Ought

John Calvin (2012). “The Institutes Of The Christian Religion (Annotated Edition)”, p.287, Jazzybee Verlag

... let everyone regard himself as the steward of God in all things which he possesses.

Stewardship, Stewards, All Things

The name of Christ excludes all merit of our own.

Names, Merit, Christ

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.

Blessing, Wish, Infinite

If the gospel be not preached, Jesus Christ is, as it were, buried.

Jesus, Christ, Buried

The Gospel acts without threats... it teaches us about the supreme goodwill of God towards us.

Threat, Teach, Gods Will

Jean Calvin, John Calvin, Ford Lewis Battles (1995). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.365, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

In our good works nothing is our own.

Stewardship, Good Work

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Ezekiel 1- 12 (Annotated Edition)”, p.331, Jazzybee Verlag

If everything proceeded according to their wishes, they would not understand what it means to follow God.

Mean, Wish, Ifs

John Calvin, Henry Van Andel (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.53, Baker Books

Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men.

Past, Men, Eugenics

Nobody seriously believes the universe was made by God without being persuaded that He takes care of His works.

Believe, Care, Belief

A soul, therefore, when deprived of the Word of God, is given up unarmed to the devil for destruction

Soul, Devil, Destruction

John Calvin (1975). “John Calvin: Selections from His Writings”, p.105, Oxford University Press

In vain people busy themselves with finding any good of man's own in his will. For any mixture of the power of freewill that men strive to mingle with God's grace is nothing but a corruption of grace. It is just as if one were to dilute wine with muddy, bitter water.

Wine, Men, Water

We ought always to beware of making the smallest claim for ourselves.

Claims, Smallest, Ought

John Calvin (2012). “Commentary on Isaiah”, p.750, Ravenio Books

Accursed is that peace of which revolt from God is the bond, and blessed are those contentions by which it is necessary to maintain the kingdom of Christ.

Blessed, Kingdoms, Christ

John Calvin “John Calvin's Bible Commentaries On St. Paul's First Epistle To The Corinthians Vol.1”, Jazzybee Verlag

When pain and suffering strike, our faith is well founded if it is standing on the promises of God. For all of God's promises have strong confirmation in Christ.

Faith, Religious, Strong

I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory.

Memories, Lord, Reverence

John Calvin (1845). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.13, Lulu.com

In truth we know by experience that song has great force and vigour to move and inflame the hearts of men to invoke and praise God with a more vehement and ardent zeal.

Song, Moving, Heart

Our true wisdom is to embrace with meek docility, and without reservation, whatever the holy scriptures have delivered.

Scripture, Holy, Embrace

John Calvin (2012). “The Institutes Of The Christian Religion (Annotated Edition)”, p.213, Jazzybee Verlag

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart.

Memories, Heart, Soul

Justification by faith is the hinge on which all true religion turns.

Justification, True Religion, Turns

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