John Calvin Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.
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When we blame all Muslims, all Syrians, or all members of any other group because of the actions of individuals, we fall into the trap of asserting collective guilt. We empower the narrow-minded ideology that we are trying to defeat.
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Water is the foundation for our economies, communities, ecosystems, and quality of life.
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In ninth grade, I played wide receiver.
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The judges' obsession with smut is astounding.
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I like to read. Autobiographies.
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Satan could make an "A" in my Systematic Theology course. He knows the information and knows that the information is true.
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You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.
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What being a crew and what this film did was give people a sense of future. It gave them a goal to work towards, which was really special.
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To stimulate creativity one must develop childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition.
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My greatest weapon is mute prayer.
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A devotee of Rama may be said to be the same as the steadfast one (sthitaprajnya) of the Gita.
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Yet the proletariat has not only a vanguard, but also a rearguard, and besides the proletariat there are the peasantry and the bureaucracy.
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Colleges don't make fools, they only develop them.
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Man needs to be Saved from his own Wisdom as much as from his own Righteousness, for they produce one and the same corruption. Nothing saves a man from his own righteousness, but that which delivers him from his own wisdom.
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The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins, including the sins of the flesh; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember how to show compassion; but that He cannot and will not have a relationship with pretenders in the Spirit.
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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.
