Martin Luther Spiritual Quotes — Page 15

Theologian

Spiritual

“The proverb has it that Hunger is the best cook. The Law makes afflicted consciences hungry for Christ. Christ tastes good to them. Hungry hearts appreciate Christ. Thirsty souls are what Christ wants. He invites them: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Christ's benefits are so precious that He will dispense them only to those who need them and really desire them.”

Heart Law Appreciate

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Martin Luther

Theologian

Spiritual

“There is no rustic so rude but that, if he dreams or fancies anything, it must be the whisper of the Holy Ghost, and he himself a prophet.”

Dream Religious Humor

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Spiritual

“God himself will milk the cows through him whose vocation that is.”

Cows Milk

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Spiritual

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

Deals Creatures

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Spiritual

“When I was a child there were many witches, and they bewitched both cattle and men, especially children.”

Children Religious Humor

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Spiritual

“Heaven and earth, all the emperors, kings, and princes of the world, could not raise a fit dwelling-place for God; yet, in a weak human soul, that keeps His Word, He willingly resides.”

Heaven Kings Dwelling Place

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Spiritual

“When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.”

Giving Hands Poor

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Spiritual

“He who wholly renounces himself, and relies not on mere human reason, will make good progress in the Scriptures; but the world comprehends them not, from ignorance of that mortification which is the gift of God's word.”

World Ignorance Progress

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Spiritual

“On coming to the house, they (the Magi), saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. (Matthew 2:11) [This] adoration, too, was not the same as the worship of God. In my opinion they did not yet recognize him as God, but they acted in keeping with the custom mentioned in Scripture, according to which Kings and important people were worshiped; this did not mean more than falling down before them at their feet and honoring them.”

Children Mother Kings

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Spiritual

“Truly speech has wonderful strength and power, that through a mere word, proceeding out of the mouth of a poor human creature, the devil, that so proud and powerful spirit, should be driven away, shamed and confounded.”

Powerful Devil Mouths

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Spiritual

“God scorns and mocks the devil, in setting under his very nose a poor, weak, human creature, mere dust and ashes, yet endowed with the firstfruits of the Spirit, against whom the devil can do nothing.”

Devil Dust Ashes

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Spiritual

“The winds are nothing else but good or bad spirits. Hark! how the Devil is puffing and blowing.”

Religious Humor Wind

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Martin Luther — Spiritual Quotes

Martin Luther Quotes