加尔文(John Calvin)是基督教改革运动的重要人物,他的思想和教义对后世产生了深远的影响。以下是加尔文的一些著名格言:
1. "The highest glory of God is to be pleased with us, and the highest honor of man is to please God."
(上帝最高的荣耀是喜悦我们,而人最高的荣耀是取悦上帝。)
2. "We must arm ourselves with patience, so that we may be able to bear with our neighbors' defects, and not be disturbed by their weaknesses."
(我们必须装备耐心,这样我们才能忍受邻居的缺点,并且不被他们的弱点所困扰。)
3. "We are not saved by our own efforts, but by the grace of God."
(我们不是通过自己的努力得救,而是通过上帝的恩典。)
4. "The knowledge of God is the only solid foundation of virtue."
(对上帝的认识是美德坚固的基石。)
5. "Preach the truth in love, and in so doing, guard against the error of both legalism and antinomianism."
(在爱中宣讲真理,同时警惕法律主义和反律法主义的错误。)
这些格言反映了加尔文对信仰、道德和人类行为的看法。