John Calvin Quotes About Satan

Quotes about: Satan

• We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

  John Calvin

  Christian Inspirational, Miracle, Remember

• Whenever our sins press hard against us, whenever Satan would drive us to despair, we must hold up this shield, that God does not want us to be overwhelmed in everlasting destruction, for He has ordained His Son to be the salvation of the world.

  John Calvin

  Son, Despair, Doe

• Satan is an astute theologian.

  John Calvin

  Satan, Astute, Theologian

• It having been said above that God bends all the reprobate, and even Satan himself, at his will, three objections are started. First, that this happens by the permission, not by the will of God. To this objection there is a twofold reply, the one, that angels and men, good and bad, do nothing but what is appointed by God; the second, that all movements are secretly directed to their end by the hidden inspiration of God.

  John Calvin

  Inspiration, Angel, Men

  John Calvin (1845). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.102, Lulu.com

• Satan, who is a wonderful contriver of delusions, is constantly laying snares to entrap ignorant and heedless people.

  John Calvin

  People, Ignorant, Satan

• Though Satan instils his poison, and fans the flames of our corrupt desires within us,we are yet not carried by any external force to the commission of sin, but our own flesh entices us, and we willingly yield to its allurements.

  John Calvin

  Yield, Flames, Desire

  John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Genesis 1-23 (Annotated Edition)”, p.523, Jazzybee Verlag

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