I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
MARTIN LUTHERThe kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Pray, and let God worry.
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A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
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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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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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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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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
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God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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The Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted.
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Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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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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Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.
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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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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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For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need.
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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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Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.
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I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
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A happy fart never comes from a miserable ass.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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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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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!
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