Martin Luther

Theologian

Martin Luther was a theologian and key figure in the Protestant Reformation, known for his 95 Theses that challenged Church practices and emphasized faith.

Born
November 10, 1483
Died
February 18, 1546
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"Faith is the yes of the heart."

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"A man cannot do good before he is made good."

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"Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics ceases.. and all things are in peace. This is a sure token that the devil is guarding the entry to the house, and that the PURE doctrine of God's Word has been taken away. The Church then, is in the BEST state when Satan assaileth it on every sideboth with subtle sleights, and outright violence. And likewise, it is in the WORST state when it is most at peace!"

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"A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes."

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"We need to pledge ourselves anew to the cause of Christ. We must capture the spirit of the early church. Wherever the early Christians went, they made a triumphant witness for Christ. Whether on the village streets or in the city jails, they daringly proclaimed the good news of the gospel."

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"Every evening brings us nearer God."

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"It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart."

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"Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning."

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"If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the world and the Devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."

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"What man, if he were God, would humble himself to lie in the feedbox of a donkey or to hang upon a cross?"

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"Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want."

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"When God works in us, the will, being changed and sweetly breathed upon by the Spirit of God, desires and acts, not from compulsion, but responsively."

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"He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free."

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"Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have always received more than I asked for. God may delay, but He always comes."

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"If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer."

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"How great, therefore, the wickedness of human nature is! How many girls there are who prevent conception and kill and expel tender fetuses, although procreation is the work of God."

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