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“What is meant by a 'pure heart' is this: one that is watching and pondering what God says and replacing its own ideas with the Word of God.”
― Luther's Works, Volume 21
― Luther's Works, Volume 21
“Thus the sum and substance of all doctrine is this, that we are not justified by any works, but that faith in Christ saves.”
― Luther's Works, Volume 23 (Sermons on Gospel of St John Chapters 6-8) (Luther's Works
― Luther's Works, Volume 23 (Sermons on Gospel of St John Chapters 6-8) (Luther's Works
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.”
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“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.”
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“Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.”
― Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
― Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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