We may search long to find where God is, but we shall find Him in those who keep the words of Christ.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross… — 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
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
What shall we do with...the Jews?...set fire to their synagogues or schools and bury and cover with dirt whatever will not burn,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A man would have to be an idiot to write a book of laws for an apple tree telling it to bear… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The will of man without the grace of God is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God indeed tempteth no man; but yet we ask, in this petition, that he would keep and preserve us, lest the devil,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Riches are the pettiest and least worthy gifts which God can give a man. What are they to God's Word, to bodily… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Devil can so completely assume the human form, when he wants to deceive us, that we may well lie with what… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When some say that good works are forbidden when we preach faith alone, it is as if I said to a sick… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
But the Jews are so hardened that they listen to nothing; though overcome by testimonies they yield not an inch. It is… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A man who has no part in the grace of God, cannot keep the commandments of God, or prepare himself, either wholly… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Sheep, cattle, men-servants were all possessions to be sold as it pleased their masters. It were a good thing were it still… — 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
This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Snakes and monkeys are subjected to the demon more than other animals. Satan lives in them and possesses them. He uses them… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If any earthly institution or custom conflicts with God's will, it is your Christian duty to oppose it. You must never allow… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The purpose of marriage is not to have pleasure and to be idle but to procreate and bring up children, to support… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There can be no be no better instruction... than that every man who is to deal with his neighbor to follow these… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Here is the truly Christian life, here is faith really working by love, when a man applies himself with joy and love… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The devil is not only a liar, but also a murderer, he constantly seeks our life, and wreaks his anger whenever he… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man would stake his life on it… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A man must be able to affirm, I know for certain, that what I teach is the only Word of the high… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Therefore, when some say good works are forbidden when we preach faith alone, it is as if I said to a sick… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I have always loved music; whoso has skill in this art, is of a good temperament, fitted for all things. We must… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Man is man because he is free to operate within a framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Therefore be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues, nothing is found but a den of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Dear rulers ... I maintain that the civil authorities are under obligation to compel the people to send their children to school.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
But Satan, the god of all dissension, stirreth up daily new sects, and last of all (which of all other I should… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Whilst a man is persuaded that he has it in his power to contribute anything, be it ever so little, to his… — 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
![“[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament [i.e., communion/Eucharist/Lord's supper], and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism [capitalized in original] appears to be…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fc/martin-luther-106_air_christ-s-mission-and-work-it-is-to-help_2225886.jpg)
