One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, ‘Do this,’ and it is never done. Grace says, ‘Believe in this,’ and everything is already done.
MARTIN LUTHERTemptations, 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.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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The Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted.
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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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A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
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Pray, and let God worry.
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As long as we live there is never enough singing.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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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 does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.
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If you see yourself as a “little sinner” you will inevitably see Jesus as a “little savior”.
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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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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There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
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