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 LUTHERAlways preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
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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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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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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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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.
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God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
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The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc; but how few acknowledge these as God’s special gifts, much less give God thanks for them.
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Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
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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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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.
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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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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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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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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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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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Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.
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The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
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No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the Cross.
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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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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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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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Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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