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.

Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.

I have so much to do today that I must set apart more time than usual to pray.

What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good.

For that purpose Christ instituted holy baptism, thereby to clothe you with his righteousness. It is tantamount to his saying, My righteousness shall be your righteousness; my innocence, your innocence. Your sins indeed are great, but by baptism I bestow on you my righteousness; I strip death from you and clothe you with my life.