He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free.
MARTIN LUTHERI simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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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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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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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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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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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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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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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.
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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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