Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Whoever does not accept my teaching may not be saved - for it is God's teaching and not mine. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God's love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God does not give grace freely in the sense that He will demand no satisfaction, but He gave Christ to be the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is rather as Christ says, "He who is not with me is against me." ... He does… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Even though they (women) grow weary and wear themselves out with child-bearing, it does not matter; let them go on bearing children… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God does not work salvation for fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin vigorously... Do not for a moment imagine that this… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The mad mob does not ask how it could be better, only that it be different. And when it then becomes worse,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The fruit does not make the tree good or bad but the tree itself is what determines the nature of the fruit.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind… — 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
Anyone who can be proved to be a seditious person is an outlaw before God and the emperor; and whoever is the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As long as a man is persuaded that he can make even the smallest contribution to his salvation, he remains self-confident and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Take a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it and where your treasure… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
All our work in the field, in the garden, in the city, in the home, in struggle, in government-to what does it… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise.… — 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
They [rulers] must act like a good physician who, when gangrene has set in proceeds without mercy to cut, saw, and burn… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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
God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A great variety of reading confuses and does not teach. It makes the student like a man who dwells everywhere and, therefore,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is the nature of all hypocrites and false prophets to create a conscience where there is none, and to cause conscience… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
For God does not want to save us by our own but by an extraneous righteousness, one that does not originate in… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Many sweat to reconcile St Paul and St James, but in vain. 'Faith justifies' and 'faith does not justify' contradict each other… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God foreknows nothing by contingency, but that He foresees, purposes, and does all things according to His immutable, eternal, and infallible will.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A person whodoes not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the 'doers… — 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
![“They [rulers] must act like a good physician who, when gangrene has set in proceeds without mercy to cut, saw, and burn flesh, veins, bone, and marrow. Such a procedure must also be followed in this instance. Burn down their synagogues, forbid all that I enumerated earlier, force them to work, and…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18d/martin-luther-106_bones_they-rulers-must-act-like-a-good-physici_473946.jpg)
