[Whenever there is a catastrophe, some religious people inevitably ask,] Why didn’t God do something? Where was God when all those people died? ... The same place he was when His son died! |
A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly 't is a rare bird in the land |
A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing |
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. |
A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight. |
A safe stronghold our God is still,/ A trusty shield and weapon. |
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself |
All prayers are answered if we are willing to admit that sometimes the answer is "no |
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask. |
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. |
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. |
Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity |
An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects. |
Anyone who can be proved to be a seditious person is an outlaw before God and the emperor; and whoever is the first to put him to death does right and well. Therefore let everyone who can, smite, slay and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful, or devilish than a rebel. |
Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are? |