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Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

John Calvin
Faith, Humility, Christianity
John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Ezekiel 1- 12 (Annotated Edition)”, p.84, Jazzybee Verlag

Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Prayer

True faith is ever connected with hope.

John Calvin
Faith, Christian, Connected
John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On St. Paul's Epistle To The Hebrews (Annotated Edition)”, p.131, Jazzybee Verlag

Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Unseen

When our faith is tested by suffering "as gold is tried in a furnace" and we depend with confidence on God and rely entirely on his help, we will be granted the most excellent gift of patience and through faith we may victoriously persevere to the end.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Suffering

God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful.

John Calvin
Faith, Order, People
John Calvin (2013). “Commentary on Luke”, p.590, Ravenio Books

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Suffering

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.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Strong

If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Would Be

Tears that are shed in time of affliction are rarely tears of penitence, but more likely they are shed out of self pity and pain or sorrow.

John Calvin
Faith, Religious, Pain

It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3)

John Calvin
Faith, Ignorance, Humility

The subject then of these chapters may be stated thus, - man's only righteousness is through the mercy of God in Christ, which being offered by the Gospel is apprehended by faith.

John Calvin
Faith, Men, Mercy Of God
John Calvin (2012). “Commentary on Romans”, p.5, Ravenio Books

We have been adopted as sons by the Lord with this one condition; that our life expresses Christ, the bond of our adoption. Accordingly, unless we give and devote ourselves to righteousness, we not only revolt from our Creator with wicked perfidy, but we also abjure our Savior Himself.

John Calvin
Faith, Son, Giving

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