Earth Quotes by Martin Luther

Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.

— Martin Luther

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

— Martin Luther

Christians are rare people on earth.

— Martin Luther

Wealth is the smallest thing on earth, the least gift that God has bestowed on mankind.

— Martin Luther

When Jesus Christ utters a word, He opens His mouth so wide that it embraces all Heaven and earth, even though that…

— Martin Luther

If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.

— Martin Luther

Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety.

— Martin Luther

If it were art to overcome heresy with fire, the executioners would be the most learned doctors on earth.

— Martin Luther

Sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.

— Martin Luther

When God creates faith in a man, that is as great a work as if He created heaven and earth all over…

— Martin Luther

Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new…

— Martin Luther

Lord God, I thank Thee that Thou hast been pleased to make me a poor and indigent man upon earth. I have…

— Martin Luther

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing: For still…

— Martin Luther

The Mass is the greatest blasphemy of God, and the highest idolatry upon earth, an abomination the like of which has never…

— Martin Luther

Original sin is in us like our beard. We are shaved today and look clean; tomorrow our beard has grown again, nor…

— Martin Luther

Nothing on earth is so well-suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, to make…

— Martin Luther

I have lived to see the greatest plague on earth -- the condemning of God's word, a fearful thing, surpassing all other…

— Martin Luther

The fool will upset the whole science of astronomy, but as the Holy Scripture shows, it was the sun and not the…

— Martin Luther

For God does not want to save us by our own but by an extraneous righteousness, one that does not originate in…

— Martin Luther

In a word, the Holy Scripture is the highest and best of books, abounding in comfort under all afflictions and trials. It…

— Martin Luther

We must make a great difference between God's Word and the word of man. A man's word is a little sound, that…

— Martin Luther

There is on earth among all dangers, no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroid reason, especially if she enters…

— Martin Luther

People gave ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the…

— Martin Luther

God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but…

— Martin Luther

The Jews are the most miserable people on earth. They are plagued everywhere, and scattered about all countries, having no certain resting…

— Martin Luther

The Son of God did not want to be seen and found in heaven. Therefore he descended from heaven into this humility…

— Martin Luther

The devil is not only a liar, but also a murderer, he constantly seeks our life, and wreaks his anger whenever he…

— Martin Luther

Count it one of the highest virtues upon earth to educate faithfully the children of others, which so few, and scarcely any,…

— Martin Luther

For the devil is better pleased with coarse blockheads and with folks who are useful to nobody; because where such characters abound,…

— Martin Luther

There is on earth among all dangers no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroit reason...Reason must be deluded, blinded,…

— Martin Luther

Each day of the holidays comes bringing its own gifts. Open your heart, Untie the ribbons, and enjoy the contents! Were earth…

— Martin Luther

I am not of the opinion that all the arts shall be crushed to earth and perish through the Gospel, as some…

— Martin Luther

Heaven and earth, all the emperors, kings, and princes of the world, could not raise a fit dwelling-place for God; yet, in…

— Martin Luther

Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given,…

— Martin Luther