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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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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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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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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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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Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
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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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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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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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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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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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Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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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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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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God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
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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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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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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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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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I’ll trust in God’s unchanging Word, till soul and body sever. For though all things pass away, His Word shall stand forever.
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