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.
MARTIN LUTHERNow 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.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
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The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.
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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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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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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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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.
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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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We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need.
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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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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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It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
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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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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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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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I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.
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A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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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 Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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Pray, and let God worry.
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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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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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Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.
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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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