Martin Luther Quotes
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When Eve was brought unto Adam, he became filled with the Holy Spirit, and gave her the most sanctified, the most glorious of appellations. He called, her Eva--that is to say, the Mother of All. He did not style her wife, but simply mother--mother of all living creatures. In this consists the glory and the most precious ornament of woman.
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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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It seems to me that the most delightful walk of life is to be found in a household of moderate means, to live there with an obliging spouse and to be satisfied with little.
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Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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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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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Here again you confuse and mix everything up in your usual way.
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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.
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Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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A Christian has no need of any law in order to be saved, since through faith we are free from every law. Thus all the acts of a Christian are done spontaneously, out of a sense of pure liberty.
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The devil doesn't stay where there is music.
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It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.
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Faith is the yes of the heart.
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Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Reason should be destroyed in all Christians.
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A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming.
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We must calm the mind of the common man, and tell him to abstain from the words and even the passions which lead to insurrection.
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If obedience is not rendered in the homes, we shall never have a whole city, country, principality, or kingdom well governed. For this order in the homes is the first rule; it is the source of all other rule and government.
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Daily there have to be many troubles and trials in every house, city, and country. No station in life is free of suffering and pain, both from your own, like your wife or children or household help or subjects, and from the outside, from your neighbors and all sorts of accidental trouble.
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Come, let us sing a psalm, and drive away the devil.
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He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of more value than the comments of four authors.
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I maintain that some Jew wrote it who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any.
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Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.
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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.