Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
MARTIN LUTHERShow me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
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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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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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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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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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God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
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This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.
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A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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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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People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.
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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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The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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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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