Reason Quotes by Martin Luther

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has.

— Martin Luther

Reason is the enemy of faith.

— Martin Luther

Reason should be destroyed in all Christians.

— Martin Luther

To be a Christian, you must pluck out the eye of reason.

— Martin Luther

Faith is the master, and reason the maid-servant.

— Martin Luther

How can a reason which hates God be called sound?

— Martin Luther

That the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom - this is the reason for our rejoicing.

— Martin Luther

Whoever wishes to be a Christian, let him pluck out the eyes of his reason.

— Martin Luther

so it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it.

— Martin Luther

The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason.

— Martin Luther

Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other

— Martin Luther

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.

— Martin Luther

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things.

— Martin Luther

As for the demented, I hold it certain that all beings deprived of reason are thus afflicted only by the Devil.

— Martin Luther

He who wholly renounces himself, and relies not on mere human reason, will make good progress in the Scriptures; but the world…

— Martin Luther

Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be…

— 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

We ought not to criticize, explain, or judge the Scriptures by our mere reason, but diligently, with prayer, meditate thereon, and seek…

— Martin Luther

“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently…

— Martin Luther

If by any effort of reason I could conceive how God, Who shows so much anger and iniquity, could be merciful and…

— Martin Luther

This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves.

— Martin Luther

Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted…

— Martin Luther

Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet…

— 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

Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it,…

— Martin Luther

It is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest rank among all things and, in comparison with other…

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It was with good reason that God commanded through Moses that the vineyard and harvest were not to be gleaned to the…

— 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 come to the New Testament, where again a host of imperative verbs is mustered in support of that miserable bondage of…

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Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

— Martin Luther

Christ wants to slay reason and subdue the arrogance of the Jews.

— Martin Luther