A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
MARTIN LUTHERThe 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.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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 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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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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If you see yourself as a “little sinner” you will inevitably see Jesus as a “little savior”.
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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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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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A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what was mine; yet set on me what was yours. You became what you were not, that I might become what I was not.
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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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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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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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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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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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Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you.
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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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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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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
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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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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
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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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Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.
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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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