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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 3

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May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in which everyone is a saint! I want to be and remain in the church and little flock of the fainthearted, the feeble and the ailing, who feel and recognize the

May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in which everyone is a saint! I want to be and remain in the church and little flock of the fainthearted, the feeble and the ailing, who feel and recognize the wretchedness of their sins, who sigh and cry to God incessantly for comfort and help, who believe in the forgiveness of sins.

Christian, Believe, Church

Martin Luther “Day by Day We Magnify You: Daily Readings for the Entire Year”, Augsburg Books

Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you

Hate, People, Listening

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen

Loyalty, Kindness, Generosity

Martin Luther “Jesus, Remember Me: Words of Assurance from Martin Luther”, Augsburg Books

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man would stake his life on it one thousand times. This confidence in God's grace and knowledge of it makes men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and with all creatures; and this is the work of the Holy Ghost in faith.

Faith, Christian, Men

Martin Luther, J. Theodore Mueller (2003). “Commentary on Romans”, p.17, Kregel Publications

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.

Nature, Stars, Flower

But know that to serve God is nothing else than to serve your neighbor and do good to him in love, be it a child, wife, servant, enemy, friend....If you do not find yourself among the needy and the poor, where the Gospel shows us Christ, then you may know that your faith is not right, and that you have not yet tasted of Christ's benevolence and work for you.

Children, Love Is, Wife

Every occupation has its own honor before God. Ordinary work is a divine vocation or calling. In our daily work no matter how important or mundane we serve God by serving the neighbor and we also participate in God's on-going providence for the human race.

Race, Honor, Important

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!

Jesus, Son, Names

The world doesn't want to be punished. It wants to remain in darkness. It doesn't want to be told that what it believes is false. If you also don't want to be corrected, then you might as well leave the church and spend your time at the bar and brothel. But if you want to be saved-and remember that there's another life after this one-you must accept correction.

Believe, Darkness, Church

Martin Luther (2009). “Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional”, p.182, Zondervan

A gospel that doesn't deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.

Issues, Deals

There are some of us who think to ourselves, 'If I had only been there! How quick I would have been to help the Baby. I would have washed His linen. How happy I would have been to go with the shepherds to see the Lord lying in the manger!' Why don't we do it now? We have Christ in our neighbor.

Baby, Lying, Thinking

If any earthly institution or custom conflicts with God's will, it is your Christian duty to oppose it. You must never allow the transitory, evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.

Christian, Men, Demand

If you see yourself as a "little sinner" you will inevitably see Jesus as a "little savior".

Jesus, Littles, Savior

As long as we live there is never enough singing.

Music, Long, Singing

Martin Luther, Helmut T. Lehmann (1986). “Luther's Works: Lectures on Isaiah”

Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.

Procrastination, Waiting, Favors

Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.

Beautiful, Eye, Soul

Martin Luther (1959). “What Luther says: an anthology”, Concordia Publishing House

The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.

Church, Failing, Social

If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.

Bridges, Names, Stones

I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.

Faith, Way, Guides

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.

Men, Trials, Forget

Martin Luther (2015). “A Treatise on Good Works”, p.35, Sheba Blake Publishing

If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.

Church, Young, Ifs

It is not necessary for a preacher to express all his thoughts in one sermon. A preacher should have three principles: first, to make a good beginning, and not spend time with many words before coming to the point; secondly, to say that which belongs to the subject in chief, and avoid strange and foreign thoughts; thirdly, to stop at the proper time.

Should Have, Principles, Three

Martin Luther (1885). “Luther's Table-talk”

I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.

Taught, Word Of God

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.

Hair, Bird, Temptation

One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, 'Do this,' and it is never done. Grace says, 'Believe in this,' and everything is already done.

Believe, Law, Grace

Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.56, Fortress Press

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