Quotes about God
The essence of God is rather to be adored than inquired into.
— John Calvin
it would have been absurd in the Evangelist to say that the Speech was always with God, if he had not some kind of subsistence peculiar to himself in God. This passage serves, therefore, to refute the error of Sabellius; for it shows that the Son is distinct from the Father.
— John Calvin
It is the Spirit of God alone who opens the gate of heaven to the elect. Further
— John Calvin
Each year, month, and day is governed by a new, a special, providence of God
— John Calvin
In regard to the present question, while it explains what our duty is it teaches that the power of obeying it is derived from the goodness of God, and it accordingly urges us to pray that this power may be given us.
— John Calvin
True knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
— John Calvin
The only reason for security is that our salvation is in God's hand. Our
— John Calvin
But this passage shows, that what Paul has hitherto meant by the Spirit, is not the mind or understanding (which is called the superior part of the soul by the advocates of freewill) but a celestial gift; for he shows that those are spiritual, not such as obey reason through their own will, but such as God rules by his Spirit.
— John Calvin
The decree is dreadful indeed, I confess.
— John Calvin
Faith acquires what the Law requires; nay, the Law requires, in order that faith may acquire what is thus required; nay, more, God demands of us faith itself, and finds not what he thus demands, until by giving he makes it possible to find it.
— John Calvin
Unless God feed us daily, the largest accumulation of the necessaries of life will be of no avail.
— John Calvin
Error can never be eradicated from the heart of man until the true knowledge of God has been implanted in it.
— John Calvin