Quote

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

John Calvin

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Calvin
Age: 54 †
Born: 1509
Born: July 10
Died: 1564
Died: May 27
Lawyer
Minister
Pastor
Protestant Reformer
Theologian
Noviomagus Veromanduorum
Jehan Cauvin
Calvin
Religious
Suffering
Exceptional
Faith
Virtues
Patience
Suffer
Fruit
Evidence
Virtue

More quotes by John Calvin

Image
Unless we endeavor to do good to our neighbor, through our cruelty we transgress this law
John Calvin
Image
The cross of Christ only triumphs in the breast of believers over the devil and the flesh, sin and sinners, when their eyes are directed to the power of His Resurrection.
John Calvin
Image
The happiness promised us in Christ does not consist in outward advantages-such as leading a joyous and peaceful life, having rich possessions, being safe from all harm, and abounding with delights such as the flesh commonly longs after. No, our happiness belongs to the heavenly life!
John Calvin
Image
Integrity is the best of all protectors...we cannot be more secure than when fortified by a good conscience.
John Calvin
Image
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
John Calvin
Image
It is entirely the work of grace and a benefit conferred by it that our heart is changed from a stony one to one of flesh, that our will is made new, and that we, created anew in heart and mind, at length will what we ought to will.
John Calvin
Image
The Holy Spirit is the bond by which Christ efficaciously unites us to himself.
John Calvin
Image
It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.
John Calvin
Image
It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility faith! (Institutio III.2.3)
John Calvin
Image
When we see that the whole sum of our salvation, and every single part of it, are comprehended in Christ, we must beware of deriving even the minutest portion of it from any other quarter.
John Calvin
Image
Our true wisdom is to embrace with meek docility, and without reservation, whatever the holy scriptures have delivered.
John Calvin
Image
Nothing is more dangerous than to be blinded by prosperity.
John Calvin
Image
If we are given gold, would we not test it to determine it's value? If we doubted its genuineness - we would test it by fire...and so God with us.
John Calvin
Image
Whether each of the faithful has a particular angel assigned him for his defence, I cannot venture certainly to affirm... not one angel only has the care of every one of us, but that they all with one consent watch for our salvation.
John Calvin
Image
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
John Calvin
Image
Things that are seen are temporal things that are unseen are eternal.
John Calvin
Image
God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.
John Calvin
Image
Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve
John Calvin
Image
Whoever shall now contend that it is unjust to put heretics and blasphemers to death will knowingly and willingly incur their very guilt.
John Calvin
Image
Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves.
John Calvin