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.
MARTIN LUTHERThey gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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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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Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
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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 preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.
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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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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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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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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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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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Lord 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.
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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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