Martin Luther Quotes
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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
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I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
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To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
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We cannot attain to the understanding of Scripture either by study or by the intellect. Your first duty is to begin by prayer. Entreat the Lord to grant you, of His great mercy, the true understanding of His Word. There is no other interpreter of the Word of God than the Author of this Word, as He Himself has said, "They shall be all taught of God" (John 6:45). Hope for nothing from your own labors, from your own understanding: trust solely in God, and in the influence of His Spirit. Believe this on the word of a man who has experience.
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At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him.
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It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.
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If there is anything in us, it is not our own; it is a gift of God. But if it is a gift of God, then it is entirely a debt one owes to love, that is, to the law of Christ. And if it is a debt owed to love, then I must serve others with it, not myself.
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Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty.
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Astrology is framed by the devil, to the end people may be scared from entering into the state of matrimony, and from every divine and human office and calling.
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I hate myself, that I cannot believe it so constantly and surely as I should; but no human creature can rightly know how mercifully God is inclined toward those that steadfastly believe in Christ.
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An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body, for the service of Christendom and of the church.
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Men have broad and large chests, and small narrow hips, and more understanding than women, who have but small and narrow breasts, and broad hips, to the end they should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children.
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deeds but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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The Clergy is the greatest hindrance to faith.
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The defects of a preacher are soon spied.
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Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge.
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The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle, butstirreth him up to all exercises of piety and godliness, and of true religion, to the love of God, to the patient suffering of afflictions, to prayer, to thanksgiving, and the exercise of charity towards all men.
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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Truly, if faith is there, the believer cannot hold back... he breaks out into good works.
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Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.
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One learns more of Christ in being married and rearing children than in several lifetimes spent in study in a monastery.
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If you could understand a single grain of wheat you would die of wonder.
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
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The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one who, running out of the rain, falls into the river.