John Calvin — Spiritual Quotes

193 quotes · Theologian, Reformer

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John Calvin Quotes

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“Scripture points out this difference between believers and unbelievers; the latter, as old slaves of their incurable perversity, cannot endure the rod; but the former, like children of noble birth, profit by repentance and correction.”

Children Differences Noble

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“The marks of Jesus are imprisonment, chains, scourgings, blows and stoning in bearing testimony to the Gospel. Galatians 6:17 - 17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.”

Jesus Suffering Blow

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Spiritual

“The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith”

Fire Quality Affliction

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Spiritual

“We ought always to beware of making the smallest claim for ourselves.”

Claims Ought

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Spiritual

“It is faith alone that justifies, but faith that justifies can never be alone.”

Justify

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Spiritual

“It behooves us to accomplish what God requires of us, even when we are in the greatest despair respecting the results.”

Despair Results Accomplish

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Spiritual

“For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with splendor, joy, happiness and glory, yet when these things are spoken of, they remain utterly remote from our perception, and as it were, wrapped in obscurities, until that day.”

Joy Perception Obscurity

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Spiritual

“Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us, and a certain persuasion of His veracity.”

Certain Persuasion Benevolence

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Spiritual

“On the one hand, undeserved success gives no satisfaction... but, on the other hand, well-deserved failure gives no satisfaction either.”

Giving Hands Satisfaction

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Spiritual

“To be pure in heart is to take no delight in cunning, but converse sincerely with men, and express nothing, by word or look, which is not felt in the heart.”

Men Heart Looks

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Spiritual

“Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.”

Secret Happens Creatures

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Spiritual

“But we have nothing of the Spirit except through regeneration. Everything, therefore, which we have from nature is flesh.”

Spirit Flesh Regeneration

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