We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments. John Calvin More Quotes by John Calvin More Quotes From John Calvin It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise. John Calvin goodnessmouthspraise For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God. John Calvin strivemiserygodly Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. John Calvin sailingfearmind If people mean that man has in himself the power to work in partnership with God's grace they are most wretchedly deluding themselves. John Calvin menmeanpeople We shall never be fit for the service of God, if we look not beyond this fleeting life. John Calvin fleeting-lifefitlooks Hypocrisy can plunge the mind of a man into a dark abyss, when he believes his own self-flattery instead of God's verdict. John Calvin self-esteemdarkbelieve There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God. John Calvin glistengoddoe The world was no doubt made, that it might be a theatre of the divine glory. John Calvin theatredoubtworld For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere. (on commenting the text of Genesis 1:6) John Calvin principlesmindart Faith consists not in ignorance, but in knowledge - knowledge not of God merely...but when we recognize God as a propitious Father through the reconciliation made by Christ, and Christ as given to us for righteousness, sanctification, and life. John Calvin ignorancefatherchrist Life is not found in commandments or declarations of penalties, but in the promise of mercy and only in a gratuitous promise. John Calvin mercylife-ispromise Joy and patience are far above our strength... We must persevere in prayer that he may not permit our hearts to faint... Prayer and perseverance are necessary in our daily conflicts. The best remedy to the weariness is diligence in prayer. John Calvin perseveranceprayerheart When pain and suffering strike, our faith is well founded if it is standing on the promises of God. For all of God's promises have strong confirmation in Christ. John Calvin strongreligiousfaith Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God, had they not previously fashioned him after their own childish conceits. John Calvin conceitfancyworship The unborn baby, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and should not be robbed of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy. John Calvin shouldmotherbaby Because I know that I am not my own master, I offer my heart as a true sacrifice to the Lord. John Calvin sacrificelordheart Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal. John Calvin unseenreligiousfaith For what accords better and more aptly with faith than to acknowledge ourselves divested of all virtue that we may be clothed by God, devoid of all goodness that we may be filled by him, the slaves of sin that he may give us freedom, blind that he may enlighten, lame that he may cure, and feeble that he may sustain us; to strip ourselves of all ground of glorying that he alone may shine forth glorious, and we be glorified in him? John Calvin lameshininggiving But a most pernicious error widely prevails that Scripture has only so much weight as is conceded to it by the consent of the church. As if the eternal and inviolable truth of God depended upon the decision of men! John Calvin errorsdecisionmen The whole comes to this, that Christ, when he produces faith in us by the agency of his Spirit, at the same time ingrafts us into his body, that we may become partakers of all spiritual blessings. John Calvin agencyspiritualblessing
