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John Calvin Quote

“No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.”

— John Calvin

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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.

— John Calvin

Life

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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

— John Calvin

Truth

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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

Courage

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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

— John Calvin

Wisdom

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I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

— John Calvin

Wisdom

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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.

— John Calvin

Life

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