Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
MARTIN LUTHERAh, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
MARTIN LUTHEREven if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
MARTIN LUTHERGod creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
MARTIN LUTHERIf 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.
MARTIN LUTHERWhatever you love most, that is your god.
MARTIN LUTHERMany pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
MARTIN LUTHERShow me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
MARTIN LUTHERIf you see yourself as a “little sinner” you will inevitably see Jesus as a “little savior”.
MARTIN LUTHERNothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
MARTIN LUTHERThe 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 LUTHERAs long as we live there is never enough singing.
MARTIN LUTHEROne is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, ‘Do this,’ and it is never done. Grace says, ‘Believe in this,’ and everything is already done.
MARTIN LUTHERThe 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.
MARTIN LUTHEREither sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.
MARTIN LUTHERMake sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
MARTIN LUTHERWe are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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