Martin Luther Quotes
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The Bible is the cradle that holds the Christ, without him it is nothing more than wood and straw.
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Even though they (women) grow weary and wear themselves out with child-bearing, it does not matter; let them go on bearing children till they die, that is what they are there for.
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A man must completely despair of himself in order to become fit to obtain the grace of Christ.
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Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money.
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It is impossible to separate works from faith- yea, just as impossible as to separate burning and shining from fire.
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The Holy Spirit is no skeptic. He has written neither doubt nor mere opinion into our hearts, but rather solid assurances, which are more sure and solid than all experience and even life itself.
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Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.
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Truly speech has wonderful strength and power, that through a mere word, proceeding out of the mouth of a poor human creature, the devil, that so proud and powerful spirit, should be driven away, shamed and confounded.
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As is the business of tailors to make clothes and cobblers to make shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray.
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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.
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So great are the effectiveness and power of the Word of God that the more it is persecuted the more it flourishes and grows.
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Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
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A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.
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Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.
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Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
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The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death.
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They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
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Christ sayeth not, Abstain from the flesh, from marrying, from housekeeping, etc., as the Papists teach, for that were even to invite the devil and all his fellows to a feast.
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I would rather obey than work miracles.
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We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.
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It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last of the evening.
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Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured and forgotten.
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My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.
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Unthankfulness is theft.