The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.
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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They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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If you see yourself as a “little sinner” you will inevitably see Jesus as a “little savior”.
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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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I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.
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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it.
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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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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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Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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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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We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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