“Prayers will never reach God unless they are founded on free mercy.”
More from John Calvin on Faith
“The answer of our prayers is secured by the fact that in rejecting them God would in a certain sense deny His own nature.”
“Men in prayer give greater license to their unlawful desires than if they were telling jocular tales among their equals.”
“Prayer unaccompanied by perseverance leads to no result.”
“He who neglects to pray alone and in private, however assiduously he frequents public meetings, there gives his prayers to the wind.”
“When God descends to us he, in a certain sense, abases himself and stammers with us, so He allows us to stammer with Him”
“Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?”
“There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.”
“However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.”
“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
“The knowledge of ourselves, therefore, is not only an incitement to seek after God, but likewise a considerable assistance towards finding him.”
Others on Faith
Elizabeth George
30 quotes“Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.”
John Piper
27 quotes“All heroes are shadows of Christ”
Saint Augustine
27 quotes“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need the remainder is needed by others.”
Billy Graham
26 quotes“The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
24 quotes“When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available w...”
Rick Warren
24 quotes“Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.”
A.W. Tozer
22 quotes“A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
Charles Spurgeon
20 quotes“It is not great counts God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”
C.S. Lewis
17 quotes“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
Max Lucado
17 quotes“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
Joel Osteen
16 quotes“Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”
Jesus Christ
14 quotes“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with h...”