“Our faith in Christ does not free us from works but from false opinions concerning works, that is, from the foolish presumption… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is impossible to separate works from faith- yea, just as impossible as to separate burning and shining from fire. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“PRAYER O God, our merciful Father in heaven, fill our hearts with patience under the cross, strengthen our faith, and so govern… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This is the good and happy news, that Christ has paid for our sin, and through His suffering has redeemed us from… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“a right faith in Christ is an incomparable treasure, carrying with it universal salvation and preserving from all evil,” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The spiritual rest, which God particularly intends in this Commandment, is this: that we not only cease from our labor and trade,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The God whom we worship is not a weak and incompetent God. He is able to beat back gigantic waves of opposition… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently… — 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 offering of [the body] is called a spiritual sacrifice because it is freely sacrificed through the Spirit, the Christian being uninfluenced… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As is the business of tailors to make clothes and cobblers to make shoes, so it is the business of Christians to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“There is nothing so good and nothing so evil but that it shall work together for good to me, if only I… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Wherefore it ought to be the first concern of every Christian to lay aside all confidence in works and increasingly to strengthen… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The heavenly blessing is to be delivered from the law, sin and death; to be justified and quickened to life: to have… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Let every man recognize what he is, and be certain that we are all equally priests, that is, we have the same… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The two chief things are faith and love. Faith receives the good; love gives the good. Faith offers us God as our… — 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