Quotes about Hope
Ps. 126:1). God has done a stupendous and incredible work in us who bear Christ's name.
— John Calvin
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord," (Psalm 27:14). He accuses himself of timidity, and repeating the same thing twice, confesses that he is ever and anon exposed to agitation. Still he is not only dissatisfied with himself for so feeling, but earnestly labors to correct it.
— John Calvin
The word 'hope' I take for faith; and indeed, hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith.
— John Calvin
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy." (Psalm 33:16-18)
— John Calvin
True courage is founded altogether in God's protection; and those who rely upon God can boast not only that they are unafraid, but that they will be safe and secure when ruin overtakes the whole world.
— John Calvin
For while the unbelievers flourish, they do not know what is waiting for them on the next day; therefore, they must always live in turmoil because of perplexity and fear; neither
— John Calvin
So long as we are adopted by God in Christ, we are destined for slaughter. If
— John Calvin
So it will be that no matter what kind of cross is placed upon us, we will steadily maintain endurance even through the narrowest straits of the soul.
— John Calvin
The fact is that unless we are extricated by the grace of Christ, we remain subject to the violence of a whole mass of innumerable evils.
— John Calvin
But this we may positively state, that nobody has made any progress in the school of Christ unless he cheerfully looks forward to the day of his death and to the day of the final resurrection.
— John Calvin
Thus, to have a proper understanding of the gospel, we must recognise that we need to lean entirely upon the Lord Jesus Christ and his mercy alone as our only hope of salvation.
— John Calvin
It is a horrible thing to pour out seed besides the intercourse of man and woman. Deliberately avoiding the intercourse, so that the seed drops on the ground, is double horrible. For this means that one quenches the hope of his family, and kills the son, which could be expected, before he is born.
— John Calvin