A man must completely despair of himself in order to become fit to obtain the grace of Christ. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God has surely promised His grace to the humbled: that is, to those who mourn over and despair of themselves. But a… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The saved are singled out not by their own merits, but by the grace of the Mediator. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This grace of God is a very great, strong, mighty and active thing. It does not lie asleep in the soul. Grace… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The will of man without grace is not free, but is enslaved, and that too with its own consent. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Satan, the god of all dissension, stirreth up daily newsects and last of all, which of all other I should never have… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If any man doth ascribe of salvation, even the very least, to the free will of man, he knoweth nothing of grace,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Those who lapse from the Gospel to the Law are no better off than those who lapse from grace to idolatry. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Night and day I pondered until I saw the connection between the justice of God and the statement that 'the just shall… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“We teach that all men are naturally depraved. We condemn man's free will, his strength, wisdom, and righteousness. We say that we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is false that the will, left to itself, can do good as well as evil, for it is not free, but… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The fatuous idea that a person can be holy by himself denies God the pleasure of saving sinners. God must therefore first… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
All these things He must be in me, abiding, living, speaking in me; that I may be the righteousness of God in… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If God were willing to sell His grace, we would accept it more quickly and gladly than when He offers it for… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners; for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Does it follow from: 'turn ye' that therefore you can turn? Does it follow from "'Love the Lord thy God with all… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This is that mystery which is rich in divine grace unto sinners: wherein by a wonderful exchange, our sins are no longer… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When I was abandoned by everybody, in my greatest weakness, trembling and afraid of death, when I was persecuted by this wicked… — 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
