John Calvin - Faith Quotes

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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.

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Can true repentance exist without faith? By no means. But although they cannot be separated, they ought to be distinguished.

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Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will.

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Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us, and a certain persuasion of His veracity.

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Faith is tossed about by various doubts, so that the minds of the godly are rarely at peace.

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It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.

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The whole comes to this, that Christ, when he produces faith in us by the agency of his Spirit, at the same time ingrafts us into his body, that we may become partakers of all spiritual blessings.

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Now we shall possess a right definition of faith if we call it 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.

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But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.

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There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.

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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.... No one can be justified by the law; justification is through faith alone.

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Faith consists not in ignorance, but in knowledge - knowledge not of God merely...but when we recognize God as a propitious Father through the reconciliation made by Christ, and Christ as given to us for righteousness, sanctification, and life.

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For what accords better and more aptly with faith than to acknowledge ourselves divested of all virtue that we may be clothed by God, devoid of all goodness that we may be filled by him, the slaves of sin that he may give us freedom, blind that he may enlighten, lame that he may cure, and feeble that he may sustain us; to strip ourselves of all ground of glorying that he alone may shine forth glorious, and we be glorified in him?

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A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous...

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

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The word "hope" I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith.

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If there had been any unbelief in Mary, that could not prevent God from accomplishing his work in any other way which he might choose. But she is called blessed, because she received by faith the blessing offered to her, and opened up the way to God for its accomplishment.

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The subject then of these chapters may be stated thus, - man's only righteousness is through the mercy of God in Christ, which being offered by the Gospel is apprehended by faith.

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It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"!

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