John Calvin Quotes

As the hearts of men are attracted to Jesus Christ, their minds are filled with reverence and love for the Scriptures.
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Beware of placing even the smallest drop of your confidence on anything apart from the gospel.
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God cannot be sincerely called upon by others than those to whom, through the preaching of the gospel, his kindness and gentle dealings have become known.
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God has created the entire world that it should be the theatre of His glory by the spread of His gospel.
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In no part of the earth was there ever such thunder heard as the voice of the Gospel.
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It is a sacrifice well-pleasing to God to advance the spread of the gospel.
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It is our duty to proclaim the goodness of God to every nation.
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It is very just that we should labor… to further the progress of the gospel.
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Let us understand that there is no salvation whatsoever outside of Jesus Christ, for He is the beginning and the end of faith.
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Nothing could be more inconsistent concerning the nature of faith than that deadness which would lead a man to disregard his brethren, and to keep the light of knowledge... in his own breast.
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The flesh and blood of Christ are not less truly given to the unworthy than to the elect believers of God; and yet it is true, that just as the rain falling on the hard rock runs away because it cannot penetrate, so the wicked by their hardness repel the grace of God, and prevent it from reaching them.
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The gospel cannot be published without instantly driving the world to rage.
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The heart cannot be opened to receive His mercy unless it be utterly empty of all opinion of its own worth.
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The pastor ought to have two voices; One for gathering the sheep; and another for driving away wolves.
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To know God is to be changed by God.
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We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.
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We should remember that the gospel is preached not only by the command of Christ but at his urging and leading.
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Without the gospel, everything is useless and vain.
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