Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
MARTIN LUTHERI simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.
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The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.
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No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the Cross.
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People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.
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Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, ‘Do this,’ and it is never done. Grace says, ‘Believe in this,’ and everything is already done.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free.
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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.
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God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.
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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
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Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.
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This grace of God is a very great, strong, mighty and active thing. It does not lie asleep in the soul. Grace hears, leads, drives, draws, changes, works all in man, and lets itself be distinctly felt and experienced. It is hidden, but its works are evident.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.
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