Martin Luther Quotes
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Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...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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We must not regard what or how the world esteems us, so we have the Word pure, and are certain of our doctrine.
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Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?
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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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O, this faith is a living, busy, active, powerful thing! It is impossible that it should not be ceaselessly doing that which is good. It does not even ask whether good works should be done; but before the question can be asked, it has done them, and it is constantly engaged in doing them. But he who does not do such works, is a man without faith. He gropes and casts about him to find faith and good works, not knowing what either of them is, and yet prattles and idly multiplies words about faith and good works.
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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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True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
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Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.
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The purpose of marriage is not to have pleasure and to be idle but to procreate and bring up children, to support a household. This, of course, is a huge burden full of great cares and toils. But you have been created by God to be a husband or a wife and that you may learn to bear these troubles.
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Sinners are attractive because they are loved; they are not loved because they are attractive.
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The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
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By God's grace, I know Satan very well. If Satan can turn God's Word upside down and pervert the Scriptures, what will he do with my words - or the words of others?
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The devil doesn't stay where there is music.
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To be convinced in our hearts that we have forgiveness of sins and peace with God by grace alone is the hardest thing.
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Put thou thy trust in God; In duty's path go on; Fix on His word thy steadfast eye; So shall thy work be done.
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I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to have anything left in my own hands by which I might strive for salvation.
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That the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom - this is the reason for our rejoicing.
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In ourselves, we are sinners, and yet through faith we are righteous by the imputation of God. For we trust him who promises to deliver us, and in the meantime struggle so that sin may not overwhelm us, but that we may stand up to it until he finally take it away from us.
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I have before me God's Word which cannot fail, nor can the gates of hell prevail against it; thereby will I remain, though the whole world be against me.
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A Christian has no need of any law in order to be saved, since through faith we are free from every law. Thus all the acts of a Christian are done spontaneously, out of a sense of pure liberty.
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Therefore the blind Jews are truly stupid fools.
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Exhort your household to learn the Ten Commandments word for word, that they should obey God…For if you teach and urge your families things will go forward.
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Let your holy Angel have charge concerning us, that the wicked one have no power over us.
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Christ designed that the day of his coming should be hid from us, that being in suspense, we might be as it were upon the watch.