Quote

Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.

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
Unaccompanied
Perseverance
Leads
Result
Results
Prayer

More quotes by John Calvin

Image
Involvement in public life provides the opportunity to shape our manners in accordance with civil justice.
John Calvin
Image
For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom of God.
John Calvin
Image
As by the revolt of the first man, the image of God could be effaced from his mind and soul, so there is nothing strange in His shedding some rays of grace on the reprobate, and afterwards allowing these to be extinguished.
John Calvin
Image
Lawful worship consists in obedience alone.
John Calvin
Image
The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.
John Calvin
Image
Thus the woman, who had perversely exceeded her proper bounds, is forced back to her own position. She had, indeed, previously been subject to her husband, but that was a liberal and gentle subjection now, however, she is cast into servitude.
John Calvin
Image
On the contrary, therefore, Christ declares that the doctrine of the Gospel, though it is preached to all without exception, cannot be embraced by all, but that a new understanding and a new perception are requisite and, therefore, that faith does not depend on the will of men, but that it is God who gives it.
John Calvin
Image
Now we shall possess a right definition of faith if we call it 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 through the Holy Spirit.
John Calvin
Image
Unless men establish their complete happiness in God, they will never give themselves truly and sincerely to him.
John Calvin
Image
The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith.
John Calvin
Image
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
Image
The whole comes to this, that Christ, when he produces faith in us by the agency of his Spirit, at the same time ingrafts us into his body, that we may become partakers of all spiritual blessings.
John Calvin
Image
The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross.
John Calvin
Image
The blindness of unbelievers in no way detracts from the clarity of the gospel the sun is no less bright because blind men do not perceive its light.
John Calvin
Image
Nobody seriously believes the universe was made by God without being persuaded that He takes care of His works.
John Calvin
Image
Unless we endeavor to do good to our neighbor, through our cruelty we transgress this law
John Calvin
Image
Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God.
John Calvin
Image
For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with splendor, joy, happiness and glory, yet when these things are spoken of, they remain utterly remote from our perception, and as it were, wrapped in obscurities, until that day.
John Calvin
Image
Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God.
John Calvin
Image
There is no golden mean between these two extremes either this early life must become low in our estimation, or it will have our inordinate love.
John Calvin