"[S]ince our hearts cannot, in God's mercy, either seize upon life ardently enough or accept it with the gratefulness we owe, unless our minds are first struck and overwhelmed by fear of God's wrath and by dread of eternal death, we are taught by Scripture to perceive that apart from Christ, God is, so to speak, hostile to us, and his hand is armed for our destruction: to embrace his benevolence and fatherly love in Christ alone."
John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. (My current reading project in the 500th anniversary year of Calvin's birth.)
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