Martin Luther Quotes
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It is essentially wholesome and necessary, for a Christian to know, whether or not the will does any thing in those things which pertain unto Salvation. Nay, let me tell you, this is the very hinge upon which our discussion turns. It is the very heart of the subject.
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Hereby we may understand that God, of His special grace, maketh the teachers of the gospel subject to the Cross, and to all kinds of afflicitons, for the salvation of themselves and of the people; for otherwise they could by no means beat down this beast which is called vain-glory.
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He who knoweth and understandeth Christ's life, knoweth and understandeth Christ Himself; and in like manner, he who understandeth not His life, doth not understand Christ Himself. And he who believeth on Christ, believeth that His life is the best and noblest life that can be, and if a man believe not this, neither doth he believe on Christ Himself.
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Exhort your household to learn the Ten Commandments word for word, that they should obey God…For if you teach and urge your families things will go forward.
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Of whom shall I be afraid? One with God is a majority.
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Take away the Mass, destroy the Church.
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I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.
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The great unthankfulness, contempt of God's word, and wilfulness of the world, make me fear that the divine light will soon cease to shine on man, for God's word has ever had its certain course.
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The quest for glory can never be satisfied, it must be extinguished.
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One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, 'Do this,' and it is never done. Grace says, 'Believe in this,' and everything is already done.
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We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as so terrible that we must despair. Learn to believe that Christ was given, not for picayune and imaginary transgressions, but for mountainous sins; not for one or two, but for all; not for sins that can be discarded, but for sins that are stubbornly ingrained.
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A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon.
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God has set the type of marriage through creation. Each creature seeks its perfection in another.
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For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty, are 'musts.' Nevertheless, no one should be dragged to them or away from them by the hair, for I can drive no man to heaven or beat him into it with a club.
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Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.
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The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart.
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The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing.
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God's love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved.
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All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself.
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The forces of good and evil are working within and around me, I must choose, and in a free will universe I do have a choice.
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We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
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As long as we live there is never enough singing.
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Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the way of the Sacramentarians, nor sat in the seat of the Zwinglians, nor followed the Council of the Zurichers.
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One Book is enough, but a thousand books is not too many!