Spare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
MARTIN LUTHERThe heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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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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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
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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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We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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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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A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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