Martin Luther Quotes
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I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God.
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This grace of God is a very great, strong, mighty and active thing. It does not lie asleep in the soul. Grace hears, leads, drives, draws, changes, works all in man, and lets itself be distinctly felt and experienced. It is hidden, but its works are evident.
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Whatever man loves, that is his god. For he carries it in his heart; he goes about with it night and day; he sleeps and wakes with it, be it what it may - wealth or self, pleasure or renown.
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The word and works of God is quite clear, that women were made either to be wives or prostitutes.
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Faith ever says, 'If Thou wilt,' not 'If Thou canst.'
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It cannot, indeed, be denied, that a good man is more worthy of love than a bad one.
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In the Church, great wonders daily occur, such as the forgiveness of sins, triumph over death . . . the gift of righteousness and eternal life.
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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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When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it.
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If you want to interpret well and confidently, set Christ before you, for He is the man to whom it all applies, every bit of it.
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Faith cannot be inherited or gained by being baptized into a Church. Faith is a matter between the individual and God.
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So preach that those who do not fall out with their sins may fall out with thee.
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The Devil fears the word of God, He can't bite it; it breaks his teeth.
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Some people need a fig-leaf on their mouths.
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I have grounded my preaching upon the literal word; he that pleases may follow me; he that will not may stay.
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At the last, when we die, we have the dear angels for our escort on the way. They who can grasp the whole world in their hands can surely also guard our souls, that they make that last journey safely.
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The true Gospel has it that we are justified by faith alone, without the deeds of the Law.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Christian living does not mean to be good but to become good; not to be well, but to get well; not being but becoming; nor rest but training. We are not yet, but we shall be. It has not yet happened, but it is the way. Not everything shines and sparkles as yet, but everything is getting better.
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What is our death but a night's sleep? For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away and cease, and the powers of the spirit come back again, so that in the morning we arise fresh and strong and joyous; so at the Last Day we shall rise again as if we had only slept a night, and shall be fresh and strong.
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Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?
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The fatuous idea that a person can be holy by himself denies God the pleasure of saving sinners. God must therefore first take the sledge-hammer of the Law in His fists and smash the beast of self-righteousness and its brood of self-confidence, self wisdom, and self-help. When the conscience has been thoroughly frightened by the Law it welcomes the Gospel of grace with its message of a Savior Who came-not to break the bruised reed nor to quench the smoking flax-but to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, and to grant forgiveness of sins to all the captives.
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True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
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The devil and temptations also do give occasion unto us somewhat to learn and understand the Scriptures, by experience and practice. Without trials and temptations we should never understand anything thereof; no, not although we diligently read and heard the same.