"For what is idolatry if not this: to……" — John Calvin
"For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?"
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John Calvin
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237 Quotes by John Calvin
John Calvin has 237 quotes on this site.
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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is…
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make…
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However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
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Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own…
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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the…
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.
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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is…
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Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in…
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Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?
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We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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More Gifts Quotes
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one of 1,568 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
— Francis of Assisi
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Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the…
— Margaret Atwood
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Each day provides its own gifts.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
— Richard Bach
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Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
— Richard Bach
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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in…
— HonorÈ De Balzac
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Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed.…
— Roseanne Barr
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The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts,…
— Wendell Berry
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Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
— Aeschylus
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Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in…
— Erma Bombeck
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
— Garth Brooks
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Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The…
— James Broughton
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