It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3) John Calvin More Quotes by John Calvin More Quotes From John Calvin Where God's Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride. John Calvin pride humility men 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 superior to them, but reckons it enough that he is one of the members of Christ, and desires nothing more than that the Head alone should be exalted. John Calvin humble sight men Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost His authority. John Calvin riches dominion heart Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration. John Calvin fruit spiritual doe There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice. John Calvin nature spiritual inspirational Assuredly there is but one way in which to achieve what is not merely difficult but utterly against human nature: to love those who hate us, to repay their evil deeds with benefits, to return blessings for reproaches. It is that we remember not to consider men's evil intention but to look upon the image of God in them, which cancels and effaces their transgressions, and with its beauty and dignity allures us to love and embrace them. John Calvin hate blessing love The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. John Calvin doctrine tongue Satan is an astute theologian. John Calvin astute theologian satan How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ. John Calvin believe world jesus We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst. John Calvin midst invisible kingdoms Unless God's Word illumine the way, the whole life of men is wrapped in darkness and mist, so that they cannot but miserably stray. John Calvin darkness men way My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely. John Calvin christian heart giving There are sons of God who do not yet appear so to us, but now do so to God; and there are those who, on account of some arrogated or temporal grace, are called so by us, but are not so to God. John Calvin accounts grace son We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine. John Calvin drink wine laughing The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel; the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light. John Calvin light men way Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever. John Calvin glory goal forever Free-will cannot will good and of necessity serves sin. John Calvin free-will sin A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous. John Calvin justified sight men No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit. John Calvin revelations spirit men Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus. John Calvin heart joy jesus
