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.
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.
MARTIN LUTHERNow 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.
MARTIN LUTHERThey gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
MARTIN LUTHERPrayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
MARTIN LUTHEREven if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
MARTIN LUTHERIf ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
MARTIN LUTHERIf the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
MARTIN LUTHERThe Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted.
MARTIN LUTHERThis 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.
MARTIN LUTHEREvery week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
MARTIN LUTHERWho waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.
MARTIN LUTHERTo be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
MARTIN LUTHERIf ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
MARTIN LUTHERRemove Christ from the Scriptures and there is nothing left.
MARTIN LUTHERGod created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
MARTIN LUTHERWhoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
MARTIN LUTHER