Quotes about Divine
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
— John Calvin
And, as Augustine expresses it (in Psalm cxliv.), since we are unable to comprehend Him, and are, as it were, overpowered by his greatness, our proper course is to contemplate his works, and
— John Calvin
For, quite clearly, the mighty gifts with which we are endowed are hardly from ourselves; indeed, our very being is nothing but subsistence in the one God.
— John Calvin
Shall we, indeed, distinguish between right and wrong by that judgment which has been imparted to us, yet will there be no judge in heaven?
— John Calvin
God does not defer his help any longer than fits his purpose. Unlike
— John Calvin
I say therefore that he sins against the Holy Spirit who, while so constrained by the power of divine truth that he cannot plead ignorance, yet deliberately resists, and that merely for the sake of resisting.
— John Calvin
If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God.
— John Calvin
Because of the great distance between us and his heavenly glory, he himself came down to us through the Word. This
— John Calvin
We should always look to the Lord, that by His care we might be led to whatever lot in life He provides for us.
— John Calvin
God's purpose remains God's secret, and he alone can justify his deeds among men. So
— John Calvin
Faith was a gift of God whose main function was to create in man a certain knowledge of God's goodness toward us. The
— John Calvin
Christ cannot be seen except in the spiritual life which the world does not possess. No
— John Calvin