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.
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.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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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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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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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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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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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
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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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Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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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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God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.
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