We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.

Every doer of the law and every moral worker is accursed, for he walketh in the presumption of his own righteousness.

Although the Christian is thus free from all works, he ought in this liberty to empty himself, take upon himself the form of a servant, be made in the likeness of men, be found in human form, and to serve, help and in every way deal with his neighbor as he sees that God through Christ has dealt and still deals with him.

When my heart is cold and I cannot pray as I should I scourge myself with the thought of the impiety and ingratitude of my enemies, the Pope and his accomplices and vermin, and Zwingli, so that my heart swells with the righteous indignation and hatred and I can say with warmth and vehemence: 'Holy be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done!' And the hotter I grow the more ardent do my prayers become.

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

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

No other God have I but thee, born in a manger, died on a tree.