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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.

Martin Luther

Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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Deep Hell Soul World
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
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
A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.
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Fight Himself Strong Teaching
He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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Fools Himself Life Love Song Wine Woman
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
A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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Big Lying Snow Yourself
God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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Creation God Men Power
Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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Angel Death Men
Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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Faith Forget Myself People
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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Alone Book God Ourselves Spiritual Time
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
A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
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Change Faith Religious Transformation
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
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
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

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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