Category: John Calvin
To use the world without abusing it: Avoiding extremes to use the present life and its comforts wisely.
Through the teachings of Scripture, we are not only instructed in the fundamental principles of faith but also guided in…
If heaven is our true homeland, what can the earth be but a place of exile?
If heaven is our true homeland, what can the earth be but a place of exile? If departing from this…
If we truly desire to be disciples of Christ.
Therefore, if we truly desire to be disciples of Christ, we must strive to cultivate deep reverence and obedience towards…
What We Truly Are
Since the Lord has placed such a high value upon us, let us be ashamed to consider ourselves as anything…
Neither intellect nor labor will bear fruit unless the Lord grants success.
Neither intellect nor labor will bear fruit unless the Lord grants success. On the contrary, it is His blessing alone…
Unruly Horses
Therefore, since it is right for us to demonstrate obedience to our heavenly Father in all things, we should not…
Forgetting Ourselves
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you…
He beckons us to conform to His image.
Since God has revealed Himself to us as a Father, we would be grievously ungrateful if we did not, in…
The Utmost Importance for His Glory
Yet, it is of utmost importance for His glory that He has no fellowship with wickedness and impurity. Thus, He…
Chains that Bind us to the earth.
For there is no middle ground between these two choices: either we must consider the earth as worthless, or we…
Our Strong Inclination to Cling to this World
WHATEVER be the kind of tribulation with which we are afflicted, we should always consider the end of it to…
God Shall Be Known
But as the greater part of mankind, enslaved by error, walk blindfold in this glorious theatre, he exclaims that it…
The Rule of Love: God, Neighbor, then Self
“For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou…
The Dominion of Chance
Innumerable are the ills which beset human life, and present death in as many different forms. Not to go beyond…
That the Works of God Should be Made Manifest
The counsel of God was in accordance with the highest reason, that his purpose was either to train his people…
HOW THE PRESENT LIFE AND ITS COMFORTS SHOULD BE USED
The appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had…
TULIP: Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, Preservation of the saints.
(T)otal depravity – Fallen man in his natural state lacks all power to believe the gospel, just as he lacks…
Election and Predestination: Walk not where there is no path, or to seek light in darkness. Let us not be ashamed to be ignorant in a matter in which ignorance is learning.
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us, and to…
The Wiles of Satan: On The Right Hand And On The Left
Because we do not obey God without a continual warfare, without sharp and arduous contests, we here pray that he…
Pray Always. Pray Without Ceasing.
Believers ought to be specially on their guard never to appear in the presence of God with the intention of…
Refutation: That Men Are Dissuaded From Well-doing When We Destroy Merit
It is also most untrue that men’s minds are withdrawn from the desire of well-doing when we deprive them of…
The Allegation: Justification by Faith Destroys Good Works.
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. Rom 6:1-2 Our last…
That when we think of the crown we must raise our eyes to heaven.
For we must hold, that our mind never rises seriously to desire and aspire after the future, until it has…
Met Cheerfully: Adversity, Fear, and Death
When he thought of the bloody death which he was to die, struck with horror, he would willingly have avoided…
The Favour of God
Poverty, indeed considered in itself, is misery; so are exile, contempt, imprisonment, ignominy: in fine, death itself is the last…
The believer should accept whatever comes with a gentle and thankful heart, because he knows that it is ordained by the Lord.
If the affairs of others prosper while he makes little progress, or even regresses, he will endure his poverty with…
We Are Not Our Own; We Are God’s.
The great point, then, is, that we are consecrated and dedicated to God, and, therefore, should not henceforth think, speak,…
The Christian Journey: Daily Advancing in the Way of the Lord.
The spiritual commencement of a good life is when the internal affections are sincerely devoted to God, in the cultivation…
Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue, but of the life.
It is not apprehended by the intellect and memory merely, like other branches of learning; but is received only when…
Rising Higher than the Natural Dignity of Man
Scripture derives its exhortations from the true source, when it not only enjoins us to regulate our lives with a…
God’s Gifts to Us and in Nature: Holy Beauty in Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Restraint, Moderation, Temperance, Balance.
WE WON’T GO wrong in the use of God’s gifts as long as we let their use be governed by…
If departure from this world is entrance into life, what is this world but a grave?
If heaven is our home, what is earth but our place of exile? If departure from this world is entrance…
Possession of the Entire Soul
For true doctrine is not a matter of the tongue, but of life; neither is Christian doctrine grasped only by…
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Matt 21:44 For as he is the foundation and corner stone to some, and is set for the rising of…
God Made Visible
Since the perfection of blessedness consists in the knowledge of God, He has been pleased, in order that none might…
Blindness of the Human Mind
The higher any one was endued with genius, and the more he was polished by science and art, the more…
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling Place In All Generations
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to…
The Authority of the Scriptures: Not by the Reason of Men, but by the Spirit which is Superior to Reason
True, were I called to contend with the craftiest despisers of God, I trust, though I am not possessed of…
“Do not be discontented with your lot and try to shake off a burden which God has imposed upon you, as He exhorts the poor to patient endurance.”
Therefore, do not grovel in the mire, but rise to honour in the condition wherein he has divinely appointed us….
Our Mind: Blinded by Self-Admiration
There is nothing more acceptable to the human mind than flattery, and, accordingly, when told that its endowments are of…
What is Conscience, from which we Derive another Proof of the Existence of God?
Conscience is an inward feeling which directs us to our duty; which approves when we do right, and condemns when…
Everyone Will Survive The Grave
The Immortality of the Soul Proved from, The testimony of conscience. The knowledge of God. The noble faculties with which…
Ignorance of Providence Is The Greatest Of All Miseries, And The Knowledge Of It The Highest Happiness
When once the light of Divine Providence has illumined the believer’s soul, he is relieved and set free, not only…
Prophecy Fulfilled: David’s House Established
Suppose that Moses was the inventor of the prophecy, still, after he committed it to writing, four hundred years pass…
Universal Belief and Acknowledgement of the Existence of God
That there exists in the human minds and indeed by natural instinct, some sense of Deity, we hold to be…
The BIBLE: Immeasurably Superior To All Writings
For the truth is vindicated in opposition to every doubt, when, unsupported by foreign aid, it has its sole sufficiency…
He Loved Us, Even When He Hated Us
Incomprehensible and immutable is the love of God. For it was not after we were reconciled to him by the…
A Sense of GOD Naturally Engraven on the Human Heart
By the fact that the very reprobate are forced to acknowledge it. When at their ease, they can jest about…