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Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.

Martin Luther

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.
MARTIN LUTHER

Comfortable Eyes Fools Help Man Need Neighbor Ourselves Poor Wisdom World
When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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Comfortable Death Devil Evil Myself Sin
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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Forgiveness Fruit Growth Justice Life Religious
I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
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God Learning Myself Simplicity Word Writing
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
They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
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Deep Hope Ourselves Religious Rose Suffering
It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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Neighbor Religion Responsibility
We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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Alone Deep Faith Religious Save
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.
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Faith God Love People Person Religious Togetherness
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
Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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Deep Hell Soul World
Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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God Himself Men Money Myself Time
I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!
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Commitment Death Deserve God Hell Himself Myself Satisfaction Suffering
As long as we live there is never enough singing.
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Enough Live Music Sing
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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Cost Faith One Liner Peace Truth
Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.
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Art Gift Glory God Music Place Strong

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