One 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 LUTHERThere is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Unthankfulness is theft.
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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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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 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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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
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Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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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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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.
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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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Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
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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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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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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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