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.
MARTIN LUTHERSpare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
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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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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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Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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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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Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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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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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
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