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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 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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Expression God Learning Love Power Practice Talk
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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Body Change Forever God Myself Soul Trust Word World
The Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted.
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Book Broken Heart Law Proud Religious
Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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Deep Hell Soul World
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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Faith Future Hope Inspirational Myself Pieces Plant Tree
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
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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Alone Flower God Nature Religious Stars Tree Writing
Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that certainly helps and never fails, if you will only use it.
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Failure Help Medicine Prayer Yourself
Remove Christ from the Scriptures and there is nothing left.
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Book Empty God Religious
We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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Change Destination Growth Transformation
Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
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Beautiful Eyes God Himself Love Soul Word
God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
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God Goodness Inspirational Neighbor Religious Work Yourself
If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
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Born Happiness Heaven Laughter Perspective Place
We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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Book Forget Listening Need Prayer Religious
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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Action Book Failure Greatness Prayer Religious
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.

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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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