John Calvin
John Calvin
John Calvinwas an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. In these areas Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth10 July 1509
CountryFrance
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
The Holy Spirit is the bond by which Christ efficaciously unites us to himself.
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
Our assurance, our glory, and the sole anchor of our salvation are that Christ the Son of God is ours, and we in turn are in him sons of God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven, called to the hope of eternal blessedness by God's grace, not by our worth.
In vain people busy themselves with finding any good of man's own in his will. For any mixture of the power of freewill that men strive to mingle with God's grace is nothing but a corruption of grace. It is just as if one were to dilute wine with muddy, bitter water.
When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.
I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.
Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.
We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.