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Him Quotes by John Calvin
- For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and…
- Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we cannot approach God.
- 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…
- At this day . . . the earth sustains on her bosom many monster minds, minds which are not afraid to employ the seed of…
- God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.
- If God contains the fullness of all good things in Himself like an inexhaustible fountain, nothing beyond Him is to be sought by those who…
- To know God as the sovereign disposer of all good, inviting us to present our requests, and yet not to approach or ask of him,…
- For until men recognize that they owe everything to God, that they are nourished by His fatherly care, that He is the Author of their…
- It is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God's face, and then descends from contemplating…
- 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…
- 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…
- It is amazing how much our lack of trust provokes God if we request of him a boon that we do not expect
- Men are indeed to be taught that the favour of God is offered, without exception, to all who ask it; but since those only begin…
- Those little children have not yet any understanding to desire His blessing; but when they are presented to Him, He gently and kindly receives them,…
- Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how…
- When we know God to be our Father, should we not desire that he be known as such by all? And if we do not…
- The effect of our knowledge rather ought to be, first, to teach us reverence and fear; and, secondly, to induce us, under its guidance and…
- For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would…
- The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture…
- Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God,…
- It is a promise which eminently deserves our observation that all who are united to Christ and acknowledge Him to be Christ and Mediator will…
More Him Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are… — Karen Armstrong
- There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the… — Antonin Artaud
- To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. — Isaac Asimov
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he do not… — Francis of Assisi
- When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because… — Chinua Achebe
- When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing… — Rowan Atkinson
- Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. — Chinua Achebe
- Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. — Wystan Hugh Auden