Martin Luther Quotes
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The devil doesn't stay where there is music.
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There can be no be no better instruction... than that every man who is to deal with his neighbor to follow these commandments. 'Whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you, do ye also unto them,' and 'Love thy neighbor as thyself.' If these were always followed, then everything would instruct and arrange itself; then no law books nor courts nor judicial actions would be required. All things would quietly and simply be set to rights, for everyone's heart and conscience would guide them.
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Lord God, I thank Thee that Thou hast been pleased to make me a poor and indigent man upon earth. I have neither house nor land nor money, to leave behind me. Thou hast given me wife and children, whom I now restore to Thee. Lord, nourish, teach, and preserve them as Thou hast me.
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It is false that the will, left to itself, can do good as well as evil, for it is not free, but in bondage...On the side of man there is nothing that goes before grace, unless it be impotency and even rebellion.
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I have to hurry all day to get time to pray.
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God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have faith will have nothing.
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There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.
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You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, That is God.
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I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.
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If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when there is no battle for the gospel it rusts and it finds no cause and no occasion to show its vigor and power. Therefore, nothing better can befall the gospel than that the world should fight it with force and cunning.
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I have undertaken to translate the Bible into German. This was good for me; otherwise I might have died in the mistaken notion that I was a learned fellow.
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Faith is a free surrenderand a joyous wager on the unseen, unknown, untested goodness of God.
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Faith is the yes of the heart.
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It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.
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The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart.
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Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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Take a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it and where your treasure is. It is easy to determine whether hearing the Word of God, living according to it, and achieving such a life gives you as much enjoyment and calls forth as much diligence from you as does accumulating and saving money and property.
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Here again you confuse and mix everything up in your usual way.
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The forces of good and evil are working within and around me, I must choose, and in a free will universe I do have a choice.
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He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of more value than the comments of four authors.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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Come, let us sing a psalm, and drive away the devil.
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You have as much laughter as you have faith.