Quotes from John Calvin
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
We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to love and embrace them.
- John Calvin
Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves.
- John Calvin
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
- John Calvin
Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God, had they not previously fashioned him after their own childish conceits.
- John Calvin
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
In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are.
- John Calvin
Faith is ultimately a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts by the Holy Spirit
- John Calvin
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.
- John Calvin
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.
- John Calvin
Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.
- John Calvin
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
- John Calvin