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 LUTHERWe are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.
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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 lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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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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Either 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.
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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that certainly helps and never fails, if you will only use it.
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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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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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Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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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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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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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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