For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself? John Calvin More Quotes by John Calvin More Quotes From John Calvin The human heart is a factory of idols...Everyon e of us is, from his mother's womb, expert in inventing idols. John Calvin idols mother heart A soul, therefore, when deprived of the Word of God, is given up unarmed to the devil for destruction John Calvin devil destruction soul 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 to ask whom heaven by grace inspires, even this minute portion of praise must not be withheld from Him. It is the privilege of the elect to be regenerated by the Spirit of God, and then placed under His guidance and government. John Calvin grace men heaven Faith is tossed about by various doubts, so that the minds of the godly are rarely at peace. John Calvin godly doubt mind There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception. John Calvin groups desire people 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 him to scrutinize himself. John Calvin faces men firsts Since no daily responses are given from heaven, and the Scriptures are the only record in which God has been pleased to consign His truth to perpetual remembrance, the full authority which they ought to possess with the faithful is not recognized unless they are believed to have come from heaven as directly as if God had been heard giving utterance to them. John Calvin remembrance giving heaven Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves. John Calvin charity justice men 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 up to manhood in maturity of faith. John Calvin christian baby children Against the persecution of a tyrant the godly have no remedy but prayer. John Calvin tyrants godly prayer Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. John Calvin science religion christ 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 we possess are divine deposits entrusted to us for the very purpose of being distributed for the good of our neighbour. John Calvin taught stronger purpose The word "hope" I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith. John Calvin constancy christian-inspirational christian God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray. John Calvin ignorance prayer would-be Lawful worship consists in obedience alone. John Calvin obedience worship I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory. John Calvin reverence lord memories It is faith alone that justifies, but faith that justifies can never be alone. John Calvin justify The subject then of these chapters may be stated thus, - man's only righteousness is through the mercy of God in Christ, which being offered by the Gospel is apprehended by faith. John Calvin mercy-of-god faith men Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair of the smallness of our accomplishments. John Calvin despair accomplishment motivational While sin is overflowing, [grace] pours itself forth so exuberantly, that it not only overcomes the flood of sin, but wholly absorbs it. John Calvin sin grace overcoming
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