# “Christ holds out His arms to receive us” by John Calvin

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2026/05/04/christ-holds-out-his-arms-to-receive-us-by-john-calvin/
- Published: 2026-05-04T06:00:00-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“If our Lord is so good to us to have His doctrine still preached to us, we have
by that a sure and infallible sign that He is near at hand to us, and that He seeks
our salvation, and that He calls us to Himself as though He spoke with open mouth,
and as if we see Him personally before us.

Jesus Christ holds out His arms to receive us as often as the gospel is preached
to us.”

–John Calvin, “**Sermon on Ephesians 4:11-12**,” in [**_Sermons on the Epistle to the Ephesians_**](https://amzn.to/2IPSrKv)(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1973), 368.

[⌊Sermons on Ephesians by John Calvin⌉⌊Sermons on Ephesians by John Calvin⌉[

More quotes from [John Calvin](https://tollelege.net/category/john-calvin/) · More
on [Preaching](https://tollelege.net/category/preaching/)