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Happiness is found in the favour of God

Deejay O'Flaherty — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01:12 GMT

John Calvin's Verse Commentary Zechariah 1:15 Zechariah 1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little

Keeping the Purity of the Word

Deejay O'Flaherty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:03 GMT

Such veneration we ought indeed to entertain for the Word of God, that we ought not to pervert it in the least degree by varying expositions; for its majesty

zeal without truth is hypocrisy

Heart Aflame — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:05:16 GMT

bThus is overthrown that vain defense with which many are wont to gloss over their superstition. For they think that any zeal for religion, however

a false shadow of religion

Heart Aflame — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:44:44 GMT

While they know that his inescapable power hangs over them because they can neither do away with it nor flee from it, they recoil from it in dread. And so,

On having a god other than the God of Scripture

Heart Aflame — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:03:58 GMT

Even though they are compelled to recognize some god, they strip him of glory by taking away his power. For, as Paul affirms, just as "God cannot deny

Knowledge of God's perfection shows our depravity and stains

Heart Aflame — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:07:51 GMT

Again, it is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself f176 unless he has first looked upon God's face, and then descends from contemplating

Some of Calvin's most profound words

Heart Aflame — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:16:39 GMT

Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves But, while joined by many

Bearing Reproach for the True Gospel from those who have a false gos

Heart Aflame — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:47:24 GMT

In order not to give way under this perturbation and be driven from their ground, let them, however, know that the apostles in their day experienced the same

Presume nothing of ourselves but all things of God

Heart Aflame — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:18:49 GMT

When Paul wished all prophecy to be made to accord with the analogy of faith [<451206>Romans 12:6], f125 he set forth a very clear rule to test all

Obedience to our Father

Heart Aflame — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:39:17 GMT

God has declared in the gospel that whenever we come to him, we are to call upon him freely and openly as our Father, who has adopted us as his children. If we

We are accountable for dragging our neighbour into scandal

Heart Aflame — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:02:24 GMT

Micah 1:11-16 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall

Trust in God's provision

Heart Aflame — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:59:53 GMT

Micah 2:1-3 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their

God gave us the night NOT for wickedness

Heart Aflame — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:29:25 GMT

Micah 2:1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their

The Promises of God Raise us up to Heaven

hammer_of_the_malignants — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:33:01 GMT

Many are overcome, because they allow their zeal to grow cold, and run off in self-flattery. Others, on the contrary, become so alarmed when they do not find

Confidence in God's Providence

Heart Aflame — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:29:40 GMT

Besides, the joy here mentioned arises from this, that there is nothing more calculated to increase our faith, than the knowledge of the providence of God;