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John Calvin Quotes

French - Theologian | July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.

Knowledge Science Smoke Christ Much

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

Words Than Defect Consider Less

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

Confidence Intelligence Spirit Out

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.

Trust Blessings Enjoy Neighbors Our

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?

Faith Church Nothing Understand Your

For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.

God Great Rise Will Him Mighty

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.

God Freedom Ignorance Mercy Without

Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent.

Good Grace Evil Choose Will Reason

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