All John Calvin Quotes
- If true religion is to beam upon us, our principle must be, that it is necessary to begin with heavenly teaching, and that it is… Any
- For as the aged, or those whose sight is defective, when any book, however fair, is set before them, though they perceive that there is… Able
- Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God. God
- Seeing God hath thus set us at liberty, what rashness it is for worms of the earth to make new laws; as though God had… Been
- In the maxims of the law, God is seen as the rewarder of perfect righteousness and the avenger of sin. But in Christ, His face… Avenger
- Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom,… Almost Entirely
- The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood works, is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy, that it… Crannies
- For the fetus, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and it is a monstrous crime to rob it… Atrocious
- Whether each of the faithful has a particular angel assigned him for his defense, I cannot venture certainly to affirm; not one angel only has… Affirm
- Nobody seriously believes the universe was made by God without being persuaded that He takes care of His works. Belief
- The church is the gathering of God's children, where they can be helped and fed like babies and then guided by her motherly care, grow… Babies
- Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it. Backsliding
- My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely. Abandonment
- There is no inconsistency in saying that God rewards good works, provided we understand that nevertheless men obtain eternal life gratuitously. Eternal
- At this day . . . the earth sustains on her bosom many monster minds, minds which are not afraid to employ the seed of… Afraid
- Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the divine beneficence toward us. Administrators
- True faith is ever connected with hope. Connected
- All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good. All
- The more closely we see ourselves being watched by our enemies, the more time intent we should be to avoid their slanders. Avoid
- If grace acts in us, grace, and not we who do the work, but will be crowned. Acts
- God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him. Ask
- The true wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of God the creator and Redeemer. Consists
- I have not so great a struggle with my vices, great and numerous as they are, as I have with my impatience. My efforts are… Able
- Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection. Absolute
- Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue but of the life. Affair