A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There are only two days on my calendar... today and the day of judgment — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Our faith is an astounding thing-astounding that I should believe him to be the Son of God who is suspended on the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If you preach the gospel in all aspects with the exception of the issues which deal specifically with your time, you are… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Virtually the whole of the scriptures and the understanding of the whole of theology—the entire Christian life, even—depends upon the true understanding… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“and whatever good Germany has is not the result of her own power, virtue, or wisdom, but has been received from those… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Gospel bestows all good things spiritual: forgiveness of sins, true righteousness, peace of conscience, everlasting life; and all good things temporal: good… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
What shall we Christians do now with this depraved and damned people of the Jews? ... I will give my faithful advice:… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In contrast to ethical relativism, Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough ... Moreover, our greatest task is to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God is ready to give more quickly, and to give more than you ask; yea, he offers his treasures if we only… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When we are inclined to boast of our position [as Christians] we should remember that we are but Gentiles, while the Jews… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“God once spoke through the mouth of an ass. I will tell you straight what I think. I am a Christian theologian… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“God will not let any violence go unpunished, but He Himself will take vengeance on our enemies and will send home to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“ON GETTING DRUNK: "Those who are Christians are to see to it that they are grateful for grace and redemption and conduct… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“If anyone attempted to rule the world by the gospel and to abolish all temporal law and sword on the plea that… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Although it is very easy to marry a wife, it is very difficult to support her along with the children and the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves? — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
To have peace and love in a marriage is a gift that is next to the knowledge of the gospel. — 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