Life is not found in commandments or declarations of penalties, but in the promise of mercy and only in a gratuitous promise. John Calvin More Quotes by John Calvin More Quotes From John Calvin Faith is not a distant view, but a warm embrace of Christ. John Calvin embrace views christ Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result. John Calvin perseverance results prayer It is certain that not one drop of rain falls without God's sure command. John Calvin certain rain fall All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good. John Calvin busy common men Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent. John Calvin grace evil doe The door is closed to prayer unless it is opened with the key of trust. John Calvin keys prayer christian If true religion is to beam upon us, our principle must be, that it is necessary to begin with heavenly teaching, and that it is impossible for any man to obtain even the minutest portion of right and sound doctrine without being a disciple of Scripture. John Calvin scripture teaching men We must resist wandering thoughts in prayer. Raising our hands reminds us that we need to raise up our minds to God, setting aside all irrelevant thoughts. John Calvin prayer mind hands Let us fall before the majesty of our great God, acknowledging our faults, and praying that he will make us ever more conscious of them. John Calvin majesty faults fall The poor yield to the rich, the common people to the upper ten, the servants to their masters, the ignorant to the scholars; but there is nobody who does not imagine that he is really better than others. John Calvin ignorant yield people To crave wealth and honor, to demand power, to pile up riches, to gather all those vanities which seem to make for pomp and empty display, that is our furious passion and our unbounded desire.On the other hand, we fear and abhor poverty, obscurity, and humility, and we seek to avoid them by all possible means. John Calvin passion humility mean The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith. John Calvin exercise giving children If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God. John Calvin gratitude talent proud On the one hand, undeserved success gives no satisfaction... but, on the other hand, well-deserved failure gives no satisfaction either. John Calvin satisfaction giving hands Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we cannot approach God. John Calvin lord jesus christ But the present life should never be hated, except insofar as it subjects us to sin, although even that hatred should not properly be applied to life itself. John Calvin sin hatred should Faith is the evidence of divine adoption. John Calvin evidence adoption divine Now among the other things proper to recreate man and give him pleasure, music is either the first or one of the principal;and we must think that it is a gift of God deputed for that purpose'. John Calvin giving men thinking I have not so great a struggle with my vices, great and numerous as they are, as I have with my impatience. My efforts are not absolutely useless; yet I have never been able to conquer this ferocious wild beast. John Calvin effort vices struggle Hence that dread and amazement with which as Scripture uniformly relates holy men were struck and overwhelmed whenever they beheld the presence of God. Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have. John Calvin overwhelmed scripture men
