Faith is the yes of the heart. Martin Luther More Quotes by Martin Luther More Quotes From Martin Luther 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. Martin Luther church darkness believe If you see yourself as a "little sinner" you will inevitably see Jesus as a "little savior". Martin Luther savior littles jesus People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time. Martin Luther three heart people It's not what I don't know that bothers me - it's what I do know and don't do! Martin Luther bother knows A gospel that doesn't deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all. Martin Luther deals issues Peace if possible, truth at all costs. Martin Luther cost truth faith Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a little to spite the devil, so that we leave him no place for troubling our consciences with trifles. We are conquered if we try too conscientiously not to sin at all. So when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to. Martin Luther drinking beer sports 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. Martin Luther christian faith men Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach. Martin Luther church believe people I have so much to do today, I'll need to spend another hour on my knees. Martin Luther knees today needs I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all. Martin Luther word-of-god taught 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. Martin Luther three principles should-have Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love...receiving from above [faith] and giving out below [love]. Martin Luther and-love giving two 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. Martin Luther wife love-is children Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything. Martin Luther favors procrastination waiting For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need Martin Luther christianity giving needs We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds. Martin Luther righteous deeds made If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young. Martin Luther church ifs young Feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God-- Naught else is worth believing. Though all my heart should feel condemned For want of some sweet token, There is One greater than my heart Whose Word cannot be broken. I'll trust in God's unchanging Word Till soul and body sever, For, though all things shall pass away, HIS WORD SHALL STAND FOREVER! Martin Luther heart sweet believe 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. Martin Luther important race honor