God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.
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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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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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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The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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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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Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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Pray, and let God worry.
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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
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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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