Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
MARTIN LUTHERIf ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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A man cannot do good before he is made good.
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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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All of a Christian’s life is one of repentance.
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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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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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If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
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Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what was mine; yet set on me what was yours. You became what you were not, that I might become what I was not.
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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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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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We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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Whatever you love most, that is your god.
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I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!
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A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.
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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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