---
title: "3 Insignificant Quotes By Martin Luther"
description: "3 Insignificant quotes by Martin Luther. Plus more from Martin Luther and more Insignificant sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg"
---

> [We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insignificant-trifles-on-the/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg)

> [When the devil wants to cause offense against the true doctrine and faith, he does not do so through insignificant people, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-against-the-true-doctrine-and/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/martin-luther-106_causes_when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-ag_435176.jpg)

> [ I \[i.e., God\] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gift-for-the-forgiveness-of/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/martin-luther-106_baptism_i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gi_2828333.jpg)

## Other authors on Insignificant

## More by Martin Luther

> [“It was easy for you to say these things, since you either knew you were not writing to Luther, but for the general public,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/it-was-easy-for-you-to-say-these-things-since-you-either-knew-you/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/in-a-delightful-garden-sowing-planting-or-digging-are-not-hardship/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [If you could understand a single grain of wheat you would die of wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/if-you-could-understand-a-single-grain-of-wheat-you-would-die-of/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth His beloved,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/he-who-believes-in-god-is-not-careful-for-the-morrow-but-labors/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [“God made man out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/god-made-man-out-of-nothing-and-as-long-as-we-are-nothing-he-can-make/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [“But the truth will win out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/but-the-truth-will-win-out/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/god-wants-us-to-pray-and-he-wants-to-hear-our-prayers-not-because-we/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/our-office-subjects-us-to-great-burdens-and-labors-dangers-and/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [“Our faith in Christ does not free us from works but from false opinions concerning works, that is, from the foolish presumption that justification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/our-faith-in-christ-does-not-free-us-from-works-but-from-false/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [The works of the righteous would be mortal sins if they would not be feared as mortal sins by the righteous themselves out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/the-works-of-the-righteous-would-be-mortal-sins-if-they-would-not-be/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/do-not-suppose-that-abuses-are-eliminated-by-destroying-the-object/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [“For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Romans 3:28”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/for-we-maintain-that-a-man-is-justified-by-faith-apart-from-observing/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [There are only two days on my calendar... today and the day of judgment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/there-are-only-two-days-on-my-calendar-today-and-the-day-of-judgment/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [ Antichrist is the pope and the Turk \[Muslim\] together. A beast full of life must have a body and soul. The spirit or soul… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/antichrist-is-the-pope-and-the-turk-muslim-together-a-beast-full-of/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

> [It is not the imitation that makes sons; it is sonship that makes imitators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/it-is-not-the-imitation-that-makes-sons-it-is-sonship-that-makes/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/#itemlist",
            "name": "3 Insignificant Quotes By Martin Luther",
            "numberOfItems": 3,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as so terrible that we must despair. Learn to believe that Christ was given, not for picayune and imaginary transgressions, but for mountainous sins; not for one or two, but for all; not for sins that can be discarded, but for sins that are stubbornly ingrained.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Martin Luther"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insignificant-trifles-on-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as…” — Martin Luther",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When the devil wants to cause offense against the true doctrine and faith, he does not do so through insignificant people, who do not rate highly with the world, but through those who are the very best, the wisest, the holiest, and the most learned.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Martin Luther"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-against-the-true-doctrine-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/martin-luther-106_causes_when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-ag_435176.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/martin-luther-106_causes_when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-ag_435176.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/martin-luther-106_causes_when-the-devil-wants-to-cause-offense-ag_435176.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When the devil wants to cause offense against the true doctrine and faith, he does not do so through…” — Martin Luther",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word of mouth concerning this treasure, sealing it with the Sacrament of my body and blood, so that you need never doubt. True, it seems little and insignificant that by the washing of water, the Word, and the Sacrament this should all be effected. But don't let your eyes deceive you.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Martin Luther"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gift-for-the-forgiveness-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/martin-luther-106_baptism_i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gi_2828333.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/martin-luther-106_baptism_i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gi_2828333.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/martin-luther-106_baptism_i-i-e-god-have-given-you-baptism-as-a-gi_2828333.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by…” — Martin Luther",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/",
            "name": "Insignificant Quotes by Martin Luther",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/martin-luther-106_believe_we-are-not-to-look-upon-our-sins-as-insi_113031.jpg"
            },
            "description": "3 Insignificant quotes by Martin Luther. Plus more from Martin Luther and more Insignificant sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Insignificant",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Martin Luther",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insignificant/martin-luther/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```