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"The first care of every Christian ought to be to lay aside all reliance on works, and strengthen his faith alone more and more, and by it grow in the knowledge, not of works, but of Christ Jesus, who has suffered and risen again for him."
"You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say"
"In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offence was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!"
"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."
"God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him."
"The will of man without the grace of God is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of evil since it cannot turn itself to good."
"In his life Christ is an example showing us how to live in his death he is a sacrifice satisfying our sins in his resurrection a conqueror in his ascension a king in his intercession a high priest."
"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'."
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic."
"Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything."
"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."
"For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need"
"If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need."
"If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter."
"The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason."
"People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy"
"None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience."
"The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else."
"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary."
"I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide."