He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing;… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that by its soundness… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Take this to heart and doubt not that you are the one who killed Christ. Your sins certainly did, and when you… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is impossible for a man to be a Christian without having Christ; and if he has Christ he has at the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is as if a wolf devoured a sheep and the sheep were so powerful that it transformed the wolf and turned… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When we hear that Christ was made a curse for us, let us believe it with joy and assurance. By faith Christ… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Christ ought to be preached with this goal in mind--that we might be moved to faith in him so that he is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The bible is the cradle that holds the Christ, without him it is nothing more than wood and straw. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, 'Do this,'… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He that will maintain that man's free will is able to do or work anything in spiritual cases, be they never so… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There are some of us who think to ourselves, 'If I had only been there! How quick I would have been to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Love is not only pure joy, and delight, but also great and deep heaviness of heart and sorrow. But love too is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
My dear pope, I will kiss your feet and acknowledge you as supreme bishop if you will worship my Christ and grant… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong, but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The priest is not made. He must be born a priest; must inherit his office. I refer to the new birth-the birth… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“It was easy for you to say these things, since you either knew you were not writing to Luther, but for the general public,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If you could understand a single grain of wheat you would die of wonder. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth His beloved,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“God made man out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Our office...subjects us to great burdens and labors, dangers and temptations, with little reward or gratitude from the world. But Christ himself will be… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Our faith in Christ does not free us from works but from false opinions concerning works, that is, from the foolish presumption that justification… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The works of the righteous would be mortal sins if they would not be feared as mortal sins by the righteous themselves out of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Romans 3:28” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image