John Calvin — Spiritual Quotes

193 quotes · Theologian, Reformer

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John Calvin Quotes

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“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.”

Mind Hands Prayer

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“Bien que les étoiles ne parlent pas, même en étant silencieux, ils crient. Although the stars do not speak, even in being silent they cry out.”

Stars Speak Cry

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Spiritual

“Men are idol factories.”

Men Idols

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Spiritual

“Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the Holy Spirit?”

Scary Venture

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Spiritual

“Surely in Judas' betrayal it will be no more right, because God both willed that his Son be delivered up, and delivered him up to death, to ascribe the guilt of the crime to God than to transfer the credit for redemption to Judas.”

Son Guilt Betrayal

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Spiritual

“We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone.”

May Speak Ministry

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Spiritual

“In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are.”

Sin Institute Institutes

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Spiritual

“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.”

Men Scripture Overwhelmed

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Spiritual

“The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith.”

Children Giving Exercise

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Spiritual

“When we know God to be our Father, should we not desire that he be known as such by all? And if we do not have this passion, that all creatures do him homage, is it not a sign that his glory means little to us?”

Mean Father Passion

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Spiritual

“A soul, therefore, when deprived of the Word of God, is given up unarmed to the devil for destruction”

Soul Devil Destruction

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Spiritual

“When we come to a comparison of heaven and earth, then we may indeed not only forget all about the present life, but even despise and scorn it.”

May Heaven Earth

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