Martin Luther Quotes
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Nothing is more sweet than harmony in marriage, and nothing more distressing than dissension.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things.
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Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever.
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I think that we've got to see that a riot is the language of the unheard. And, what is it that America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the economic plight of the Negro poor has worsened over the last few years.
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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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It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown from the head of some philosophical Zeus. It was born from the wounds of despair and disappointment. It is a cry of daily hurt and persistent pain.
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For who in fact seeks the salvation of souls through indulgences, and not instead money for his coffers? This is evident from the way indulgences are preached . For the commissioners and preachers do nothing but extol indulgences and incite.
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God is not hostile to sinners, but only to unbelievers.
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A penny saved is of more value than a penny paid out (Der Sparpfennig ist reicher denn der Zinspfenning).
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To progress is always to begin always to begin again.
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It is impossible to separate works from faith- yea, just as impossible as to separate burning and shining from fire.
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The Holy Spirit is no Skeptic, & the things He has written in our hearts are not doubts or opinions, but assertions - surer & more certain than sense & life itself.
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The proverb has it that Hunger is the best cook. The Law makes afflicted consciences hungry for Christ. Christ tastes good to them. Hungry hearts appreciate Christ. Thirsty souls are what Christ wants. He invites them: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Christ's benefits are so precious that He will dispense them only to those who need them and really desire them.
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We must meet hate with love. We must meet physical force with soul force.
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Every book is a great action and every great action is a book!
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We find no rest for our weary bones unless we cling to the word of grace.
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Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.
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The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death.
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Before every great opportunity God gave me a great trial.
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We ought first to know that there are no good works except those which God has commanded, even as there is no sin except that which God has forbidden.
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No one may forsake their neighbors when they are in trouble. Everybody is under obligation to help and support their neighbors as they would themselves like to be helped.
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Christian living does not mean to be good but to become good; not to be well, but to get well; not being but becoming; nor rest but training. We are not yet, but we shall be. It has not yet happened, but it is the way. Not everything shines and sparkles as yet, but everything is getting better.
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The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still, His Kingdom is forever.
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The Devil fears the word of God, He can't bite it; it breaks his teeth.