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• Here is the truly Christian life, here is faith really working by love, when a man applies himself with joy and love to the works of that freest servitude in which he serves others voluntarily and for nought, himself abundantly satisfied in the fulness and riches of his own faith.

  Martin Luther

  Christian, Men, Joy

  Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas More, Martin Luther (2005). “Influential Thinkers of the Renaissance”, p.385, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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  Years, Giving, Joy

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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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  Wise, Fighting, Silence

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• As long as a man is persuaded that he can make even the smallest contribution to his salvation, he remains self-confident and does not utterly despair of himself, and so is not humbled before God. Such a man plans out for himself a position, an occasion, a work, which shall bring him final salvation, but which will not.

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  Men, Self, Long

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• Christ and his word can hardly be recognized because of the great vermin of human ordinances. However, let this suffice for the time being on their lies against doctrine or faith.

  Martin Luther

  Lying, Doctrine, Christ

  "On the Jews and Their Lies". Book by Martin Luther, January 1543.

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• God wants to be praised for nourishing and cherishing, for He cherishes all creatures. He is not only the Creator, but He is also the Sustainer and Nourisher.

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  Want, Evolution, Cherish

  "Luther's Works: Lectures on Genesis".

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• We may search long to find where God is, but we shall find Him in those who keep the words of Christ. For the Lord Christ saith, " If any man love me, he will keep my words; and we will make our abode with him.

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  Men, Long, May

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• An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body, for the service of Christendom and of the church.

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  God, Spiritual, Angel

  "Martin Luther's Table Talk".

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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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  Men, Evil, Grace

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• In human affairs we accomplish everything through prayer. What has been properly arranged we keep in order, what has gone amiss we change and improve, what cannot be changed and improved we bear, overcoming all the trouble and sustaining all the good by prayer. Against force there is no help but prayer alone.

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  Christian, Prayer, Order

  "What Luther says: an anthology".

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• Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ gives by promise. Just as if a prince should say to me, "Come to me in my castle, and I will give you a hundred florins." I do a work, certainly, in going to the castle, but the gift is not given me as the reward of my work in going, but because the prince promised it to me.

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  Giving, Promise, Castles

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• what is sought by means of free choice is to make room for merits.

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  Mean, Choices, Rooms

  Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.323, Fortress Press

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• But the power of God cannot be so determined and measured, for it is uncircumscribed and immeasurable, beyond and above all that is or may be. On the other hand, it must be essentially present at all places, even in the tiniest tree leaf.

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  Tree, Evolution, Leafs

  "Works".

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• For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.

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  Nature, Tree, Earth Day

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• Whatever we make the most of is our God.

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• This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves.

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  Reason Why, Reason, Certain

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• There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.

  Martin Luther

  Education, Book, Good Book

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

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• Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have wrought their godly thoughts into verse, rhyme, and song.

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  Song, Godly, Giving

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• All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.

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  Veils, Deals, Creatures

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• Yes, would to God that I could persuade the rich and the mighty that they would permit the whole Bible to be painted on houses, on the inside and the outside, so that all can see it. That would be a Christian work... If it is not a sin but good to have the image of Christ in my heart, why should it be a sin to have it in my eyes? This is especially true since the heart is more important than the eyes, and should be less stained by sin because it is the true abode and dwelling place of God.

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  Christian, Art, Eye

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• Though we be active in the battle, if we are not fighting where the battle is the hottest, we are traitors to the cause.

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  Fighting, Battle, Causes

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• Take away the Mass, destroy the Church.

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  Church, Mass

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• Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet we do not see nor feel this weakness ourselves, except in times of need and temptation, when unbelief rages too strongly; and yet for that very reason faith must have temptations in which it may battle and grow.

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  Faith, Temptation, Battle

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• Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature which beams full of all goodness.

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  Valentines Day, Love Is, Essence

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• I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God.

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  Today, Dare, Things To Do

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