A man cannot do good before he is made good.
MARTIN LUTHEREvery week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Spare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
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The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen
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God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
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A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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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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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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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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The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to deserve to live with an all-holy 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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