Christ Quotes by Martin Luther

Our works do not generate righteousness, rather our righteousness in Christ generates works.

— Martin Luther

I had rather be in hell with Christ, than be in heaven without him.

— Martin Luther

“God is our Father and our God, but only in Christ Jesus.”

— Martin Luther

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.

— Martin Luther

Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.

— Martin Luther

Now the church is not wood and stone, but the company of people who believe in Christ.

— Martin Luther

Christ wants to slay reason and subdue the arrogance of the Jews.

— Martin Luther

Christ desires nothing more of us than that we speak of him.

— Martin Luther

Should anyone knock at my heart and say, 'Who lives here?' I should reply, 'Not Martin Luther, but the Lord Jesus Christ.'

— Martin Luther

It is impossible for a man to be a Christian without having Christ; and if he has Christ he has at the…

— Martin Luther

“Without Christ there is no access to the Father, but futile rambling; no truth, but hypocrisy; no life, but eternal death.”

— Martin Luther

One learns more of Christ in being married and rearing children than in several lifetimes spent in study in a monastery.

— Martin Luther

Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is…

— Martin Luther

Christ and his word can hardly be recognized because of the great vermin of human ordinances. However, let this suffice for the…

— Martin Luther

Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father's heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.

— Martin Luther

He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin…

— Martin Luther

“Begin with Christ. He came down to earth, lived among men, suffered, was crucified, and then He died, standing clearly before us,…

— Martin Luther

“If then, Moses so distinctly announces that there is in us not only a faculty, but also a facility for keeping all…

— Martin Luther

I hate myself, that I cannot believe it so constantly and surely as I should; but no human creature can rightly know…

— Martin Luther

Our suffering is not worthy the name of suffering. When I consider my crosses, tribulations, and temptations, I shame myself almost to…

— Martin Luther

One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, 'Do this,'…

— Martin Luther

This is that mystery which is rich in divine grace unto sinners: wherein by a wonderful exchange, our sins are no longer…

— Martin Luther

When God's righteousness is mentioned in the gospel, it is God's action of declaring righteous the unrighteous sinner who has faith in…

— Martin Luther

The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but…

— Martin Luther

The proverb has it that Hunger is the best cook. The Law makes afflicted consciences hungry for Christ. Christ tastes good to…

— Martin Luther

Yes, would to God that I could persuade the rich and the mighty that they would permit the whole Bible to be…

— Martin Luther

If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the…

— Martin Luther

Whoever would like to cherish such adders and puny devils - who are the worst enemies of Christ and us all -…

— Martin Luther

“Love is not only pure joy, and delight, but also great and deep heaviness of heart and sorrow. But love too is…

— Martin Luther

For God is not gracious and merciful to sinners to the end that they might not keep his Law, nor that they…

— Martin Luther

It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness…

— Martin Luther

Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ…

— Martin Luther

All we who believe on Christ are kings and priests in Christ.

— Martin Luther

Scripture is the manger in which we find the Christ child.

— Martin Luther

The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.

— Martin Luther

Remove Christ from the Scriptures and there is nothing left.

— Martin Luther

Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.

— Martin Luther

Let Christ's righteousness and grace, not yours, be your refuge.

— Martin Luther

When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.

— Martin Luther

One drop of Christ's blood is worth more than heaven and earth.

— Martin Luther