The whole world is a theatre for the display of the divine goodness, wisdom, justice, and power, but the Church is the orchestra, as it wereโthe most conspicuous part of it; and the nearer the approaches are that God makes to us, the more intimate and condescending the communication of his benefits, the more attentively are we called to consider them.
John CalvinThe Scriptures obtain full authority among believers only when men regard them as having sprung from heaven, as if there the living words of God were heard.
John CalvinMan with all his shrewdness is as stupid about understanding by himself the mysteries of God, as an ass is incapable of understanding musical harmony.
John CalvinJoy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus.
John Calvin