Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? John Calvin More Quotes by John Calvin More Quotes From John Calvin When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers. John Calvin judging god giving Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve John Calvin empty christian hands 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 of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy. If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than in a field, because a man's house is his place of most secure refuge, it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light. John Calvin light mother men Humility is the beginning of true intelligence. John Calvin humility christianity faith We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own. John Calvin righteousness christ firsts If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon. John Calvin steps fall firsts A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. John Calvin religious christian dog Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer. John Calvin religious prayer faith Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God. John Calvin christian-love godly may I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ. John Calvin gave-up found christ 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 much they are indebted to His mercy. John Calvin worship heart men The happiness promised us in Christ does not consist in outward advantages-such as leading a joyous and peaceful life, having rich possessions, being safe from all harm, and abounding with delights such as the flesh commonly longs after. No, our happiness belongs to the heavenly life! John Calvin delight peaceful doe The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils. John Calvin luxury evil ease Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection. John Calvin strive perfection christ God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation. John Calvin punishment race justice Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel. John Calvin shame wells christian Peace is not to be purchased by the sacrifice of truth. John Calvin sacrifice The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity. John Calvin church excellence doe We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown. John Calvin wavering dormant weak When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly. John Calvin leap action
