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Christ ought to be preached with this goal in mind — that we might be moved to faith in him so that he is not just a distant historical figure but actually Christ for you and me.

— Martin Luther The Freedom of a Christian (1520)

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When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, "Repent," he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.

Ninety-five Theses (1517)

Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it.

Through faith we are restored to paradise and created anew.

The Freedom of a Christian (1520)

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

On Marriage (1530)

Religion is not 'doctrinal knowledge,' but wisdom born of personal experience.

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