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 Unless we fix certain hours in the day for prayer, it easily slips from our memory. John Calvin hours-in-the-day prayer memories Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will. John Calvin divine-will ignorance divine Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God. John Calvin institutions church christianity If we believe heaven to be our country, it is better for us to transmit our wealth thither, than to retain it here, where we may lose it by a sudden removal. John Calvin heaven believe country God promised by the mouth of Isaiah that queens should be the nursing mothers of the church. John Calvin nursing queens mother It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself. John Calvin self men looks Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us obnoxious to the divine wrath and producing in us those works which the scripture calls 'works of. John Calvin scripture wrath soul It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God. John Calvin sovereignty-of-god sovereignty blessed So great and boundless is God's wisdom that he knows right well how to use evil instruments to do good. John Calvin instruments use evil God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful. John Calvin faith order people Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the divine beneficence toward us. John Calvin solicitude angel divine All truth is God's truth. John Calvin truth-is They who prematurely put themselves forward to root out whatever is displeasing to them overthrow the judgment of God and rashly intrude upon the office of angels. John Calvin godly angel roots The Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the Divine beneficence toward us. They regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, and exercise a constant solicitude that no evil befall us. John Calvin safety angel exercise If grace acts in us, grace, and not we who do the work, will be crowned. John Calvin grace ifs To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them. John Calvin our-love powerful men Man is never sufficiently touched and affected by the awareness of his lowly state until he has compared himself with God's majesty. John Calvin majesty awareness men If the gospel be not preached, Jesus Christ is, as it were, buried. John Calvin buried jesus christ It is entirely the work of grace and a benefit conferred by it that our heart is changed from a stony one to one of flesh, that our will is made new, and that we, created anew in heart and mind, at length will what we ought to will. John Calvin grace mind heart Pagan philosophers set up reason as the sole guide of life, of wisdom and conduct; but Christian philosophy demands of us that we surrender our reason to the Holy Spirit; and this means that we no longer live for ourselves, but that Christ lives and reigns within us (Rom 12:1; Eph 4:23; Gal 2:20). John Calvin christian philosophy mean
