If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
MARTIN LUTHERThe more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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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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I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I’ll show you his god.
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A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
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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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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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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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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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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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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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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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