Martin Luther Quotes
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The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc.; but how few acknowledge these as God's special gifts, much less give God thanks for them.
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God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
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This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves.
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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.
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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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No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him.
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A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
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Poverty hath slain a thousand, but riches have slain ten thousand. They are very uncertain, they promise that which they cannot perform, neither can they afford a contented mind.
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Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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Music is the 5th gospel.
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The Bible is the book that makes fools of the wise of this world; it is only understood by the plain and simple hearted.
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Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have always received more than I asked for. God may delay, but He always comes.
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Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God, to which Satan is a bitter enemy; for it removes from the heart the weight of sorrow, and the fascination of evil thoughts.
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What the situation will be like in the world before the Lord returns, namely, Christ will be despised, and the preachers of the Gospel will be regarded as fools.
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When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it.
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A wicked tyrant is better than a wicked war.
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A woman has no control over herself.
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Christ and his word can hardly be recognized because of the great vermin of human ordinances. However, let this suffice for the time being on their lies against doctrine or faith.
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God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.
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It is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest rank among all things and, in comparison with other things of this life, the best and something divine. It is the inventor and mentor of all the arts, medicines, laws, and of whatever wisdom, power, virtue, and glory men possess in this life.
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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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Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father's heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
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Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God.
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The proverb has it that Hunger is the best cook. The Law makes afflicted consciences hungry for Christ. Christ tastes good to them. Hungry hearts appreciate Christ. Thirsty souls are what Christ wants. He invites them: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Christ's benefits are so precious that He will dispense them only to those who need them and really desire them.