Can we suppose anything more hateful or even more execrable… - John Calvin

" "
Can we suppose anything more hateful or even more execrable to God than this fiction of asking the pardon of sins, while he who asks at the very time either thinks that he is not a sinner, or, at least, is not thinking that he is a sinner; in other words, a fiction by which God is plainly held in derision?

John Calvin

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About John Calvin

John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Jehan Cauvin • Calvin • Jean Calvin • Johannes Calvinus • Ioannes Calvinus • Cauvin

All quotes from John Calvin Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John Calvin:

Charles Haddon Spurgeon Ellen Gould White Jonathan Edwards John Wesley John Newton

Additional quotes by John Calvin

Where is our acknowledgement of God if our thoughts are fixed on the glamour of our garments?

We must not only resist, but boldly attack prevailing evils.

Since God has revealed himself as a Father, we would be guilty of the basest ingratitude if we did not behave as his children.

Can we suppose anything more hateful or even more execrable to God than this fiction of asking the pardon of sins, while he who asks at the very time… - John Calvin

About John Calvin

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by John Calvin

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI