The Deceiver can magnify a little sin for the purpose of causing one to worry, torture, and kill oneself with it. This is why a Christian should learn not to let anyone easily create an evil conscience in him. Rather let him say, "This error and this failing pass away with my other imperfections and sins, which I must include in the article of faith: I believe in the forgiveness of sins.
Martin LutherMan is man because he is free to operate within a framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy.
Martin LutherGod does not give grace freely in the sense that He will demand no satisfaction, but He gave Christ to be the satisfaction for us.
Martin LutherNone can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.
Martin Luther