When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it. — 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
Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves? — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see. — 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
Whoever wishes to be a Christian, let him pluck out the eyes of his reason. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I would not have preachers torment their hearers, and detain them with long and tedious preaching. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“The world bears the Gospel a grudge because the Gospel condemns the religious wisdom of the world.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He that will maintain that man's free will is able to do or work anything in spiritual cases, be they never so… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Bible is the book that makes fools of the wise of this world; it is only understood by the plain and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The bible is the cradle that holds the Christ, without him it is nothing more than wood and straw. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Look to it that you do not try to do all of it, do not try to do too much, lest your… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Christ will remain a priest and king; though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough ... Moreover, our greatest task is to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Thus the Turks also regard us as damned because of the disasters and troubles we endure. But they promise themselves eternal happiness… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Cujus region, ejus rligio (Whoever's reign, his religion) ... He who owns the country owns the Church, and he that makes your… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The faith towards God in Christ must be sure and steadfast, that it may solace and make glad the conscience, and put… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We cannot attain to the understanding of Scripture either by study or by the intellect. Your first duty is to begin by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“The number of books on theology must be reduced and only the best ones published. It is not many books that make… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In Romans 7, St. Paul says, "The law is spiritual." What does that mean? If the law were physical, then it could… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“We are so blind that we run to God with physical ailments and needs, but for illnesses of the soul we run… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Some pastors are lazy and no good” by Martin Luther “Some pastors and preachers are lazy and no good. They rely on… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This letter [to the Romans] is truly the most important piece in the New Testament. It is purest Gospel. It is well… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“you have quite dampened by spirit and eagerness, and left me exhausted before I could strike a blow. There are two reasons… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Religion is not 'doctrinal knowledge,' but wisdom born of personal experience. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
War is a plague it destroys states it destroys religion it destroys families — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A gospel that doesn't deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all. — 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