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.
MARTIN LUTHERAs long as we live there is never enough singing.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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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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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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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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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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If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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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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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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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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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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A happy fart never comes from a miserable ass.
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