Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
MARTIN LUTHERPrayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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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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A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.
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This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.
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Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
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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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The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc; but how few acknowledge these as God’s special gifts, much less give God thanks for them.
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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
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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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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
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Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
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The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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