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 LUTHERPrayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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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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A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it.
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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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I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.
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Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
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It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
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The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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I’ll trust in God’s unchanging Word, till soul and body sever. For though all things pass away, His Word shall stand forever.
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The 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.
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