John Calvin Quotes about Soul

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

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

John Calvin

Soul, Attention, Body

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

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

John Calvin

Soul, Devil, Destruction

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

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.

John Calvin

Memories, Heart, Soul

The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.

John Calvin

Soul, Criminal Mind, Hell

"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Gilbert Josiah Hotchkiss, p. 157, 1895.

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us obnoxious to the divine wrath and producing in us those works which the scripture calls 'works of.

John Calvin

Wrath, Soul, Scripture

John Calvin (2009). “Institutes of the Christian Religion Vol. 1: Translated from the Original Latin, and Collated With the Author's Last Edition in French”, p.229, Wipf and Stock Publishers

Faith and hope...are the wings by which our souls, rising above the world, are lifted up to God.

John Calvin

Wings, Soul, Rising

As by the revolt of the first man, the image of God could be effaced from his mind and soul, so there is nothing strange in His shedding some rays of grace on the reprobate, and afterwards allowing these to be extinguished.

John Calvin

Men, Grace, Soul

John Calvin (2014). “Obtaining the Grace of Christ: Institutes of The Christian Religion (Book 3)”, p.80, ReadHowYouWant.com