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The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.

Martin Luther

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
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God Healing Himself Love Person
If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need.
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Comfortable Eyes Fools Help Man Need Neighbor Ourselves Poor Wisdom World
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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Deserve Enough God Goodness Himself Ideas Live Men Mindset
A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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Big Lying Snow Yourself
It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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Neighbor Religion Responsibility
Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
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God Heart Prayer
For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need.
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God Himself Myself Need Thankful
Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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God Love Yourself
If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Beginning Instruction Oneself Start Teaching Young
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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Avoid Hairs Need Ourselves Temptation
A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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Build Evil Goodness Himself Man
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.
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Christ Death Deep Freedom Himself Myself Religious Right Sin
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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Believe Company Live People Teaching
The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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Belief Hard Myself Prayer Result
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.
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Believe Choice God Grace Law Right Thinking
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.
MARTIN LUTHER

Expression God Learning Love Power Practice Talk

The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.

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The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.

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