John Calvin
Protestant reformer
Sayings by John Calvin
God will not suffer his truth to be obscured, but will always raise up some to maintain it.
Faith is 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.
The true worship of God consists in obeying him.
All good things proceed from God, and all evil things from ourselves.
Our salvation is assured, not by our own works, but by the election of God.
God's providence extends to all things, even to the least of them.
The Word of God is the scepter by which he governs his church.
There is no other way to be saved than by the grace of God.
All who are truly godly desire to live a holy life.
The whole world is a theater of God's glory.
The Christian life is a perpetual exercise of repentance.
God uses wicked men as his instruments to execute his judgments.
The true knowledge of God consists in acknowledging him as our Father and Lord.
We are debtors to God, and can never pay the debt.
The church is the mother of all the godly.
The gospel is the power of God unto salvation.
God's glory is the end of all things.
Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
The most perfect way of worshiping God is to live a holy life.
God's love is the fountain of all our blessings.