A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
MARTIN LUTHERLord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what was mine; yet set on me what was yours. You became what you were not, that I might become what I was not.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the Cross.
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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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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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Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.
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God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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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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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
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Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we should let them nest in our hair.
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Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love receiving from above faith and giving out below love.
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I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.
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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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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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Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
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The 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.
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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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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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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.
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A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
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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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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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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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