John Calvin — Spiritual Quotes

193 quotes · Theologian, Reformer

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John Calvin Quotes

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to do, they measure him by their own carnal stupidity, and neglecting solid inquiry, fly off to indulge their curiosity in vain speculation.”

Men Pride Vanity

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

Spiritual

“Satan, who is a wonderful contriver of delusions, is constantly laying snares to entrap ignorant and heedless people.”

People Ignorant Satan

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Spiritual

“He makes this favor common to all, because it is propounded to all, and not because it is in reality extended to all; for though Christ suffered for the sins of the whole world, and is offered through God’s benignity indiscriminately to all, yet all do not receive him.”

World Reality Favors

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Spiritual

“While sin is overflowing, [grace] pours itself forth so exuberantly, that it not only overcomes the flood of sin, but wholly absorbs it.”

Grace Sin Overcoming

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Spiritual

“It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.”

Mother Son Honor

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Spiritual

“Prayers belong strictly to the worship of God. Fasting is a subordinate aid, which is pleasing to God no farther than as it aids the earnestness and fervency of prayer.”

Prayer Worship Fasting

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Spiritual

“No one has rightly denied himself unless he has wholly resigned himself to the Lord and is willing to leave every detail to his good pleasure. If we put ourselves in such a frame of mind, then, whatever may happen to us, we shall never feel miserable or accuse God falsely because of our lot.”

Mind May Details

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Spiritual

“Though Satan instils his poison, and fans the flames of our corrupt desires within us,we are yet not carried by any external force to the commission of sin, but our own flesh entices us, and we willingly yield to its allurements.”

Desire Flames Yield

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Spiritual

“There is also an old proverb, that they who pay much attention to the body generally neglect the soul.”

Soul Body Attention

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Spiritual

“Whoever the Lord has adopted ought to prepare themselves for hard, toilsome and unquiet living.”

Suffering Lord Inevitable

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Spiritual

“Indeed, a Christian ought to be disposed and prepared to keep in mind that he has to reckon with God every moment of his life.”

Mind Christian Moments

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Spiritual

“There are babies a span long in hell.”

Long Baby Hell

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