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.
MARTIN LUTHERMany pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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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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The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
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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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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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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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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 Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.
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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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God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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Remove Christ from the Scriptures and there is nothing left.
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Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
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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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The Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted.
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God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
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He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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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.
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