Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
Martin LutherRead
O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Faith is an active and dynamic force that inherently aims to do good.
This quote emphasizes the vibrant and proactive nature of faith, suggesting that true faith is not passive but rather a dynamic force that instinctively seeks opportunities for good deeds. Martin Luther conveys the idea that faith propels individuals into action, encouraging them to contribute positively without hesitation or doubt.
Themes
FaithActiveGoodnessInspirationBelief
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about the power of belief in oneself.
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All quotes →Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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