All John Calvin Quotes
- When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers. Gives
- When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly. Action
- In our good works nothing is our own. Good
- There cannot be a surer rule, nor a stronger exhortation to the observance of it, than when we are taught that all the endowments which… All
- ... let everyone regard himself as the steward of God in all things which he possesses. All
- It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the… Began
- It is faith alone that justifies, but faith that justifies can never be alone. Alone
- Were the judgments of mankind correct, custom would be regulated by the good. But it is often far otherwise in point of fact; for, whatever… Affair
- There can be no courage in men unless God supports them by his Word. Courage
- Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. All
- No one will calmly and quietly submit to bear the cross except those who have learned to seek their happiness beyond this world. Bear
- If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn. Doe
- There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises. Expect
- Without the Gospel everything is useless and vain. Gospel
- Faith consists not in ignorance, but in knowledge - knowledge not of God merely...but when we recognize God as a propitious Father through the reconciliation… Christ
- Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to… Appear
- Christ's intercession is the continual application of his death to our salvation. Application
- God would remain absolutely hidden if we were not illuminated by the brightness of Christ. Absolutely
- Prayer is the chief exercise of faith. Chief
- It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God. Blessed
- I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory. All
- 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… Accuse
- 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… Aim
- When the Bible speaks, God speaks. Bible
- Our assurance, our glory, and the sole anchor of our salvation are that Christ the Son of God is ours, and we in turn are… Anchor