Religion Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

We as Christians have a mandate to be nonconformists.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I have an ultimate faith in America and an audacious faith in mankind.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Christ furnished the spirit and motivation while Gandhi furnished the method.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

In a real sense faith is total surrender to God .

— Martin Luther King, Jr

My faith in man is, at bottom, a faith in God.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God's children…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We must have the faith that things will work out somehow, that God will make a way for us when there seems…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover these precious values - that all reality hinges on moral…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The spirit of Lincoln still lives; that spirit born of the teachings of the Nazarene, who promised mercy to the merciful, who…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, and to meet disappointments and sorrow…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I would urge you to give priority to the search for God. Allow his spirit to permeate your being. ... If you…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

White man and black man, jew and gentile, protestant and catholic, will be able to hold hands and sing in the words…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Our hope for creative living lies in…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

It will be one of the tragedies of Christian history if future historians record that at the height of the twentieth century…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Science investigates, religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power, religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Join with the Earth and each other, to bring new life to the land, to restore the waters, to refresh the air,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I was convinced that worship at its best is a social experience with people of all levels of life coming together to…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

In a world facing the revolt of ragged and hungry masses of God's children; in a world torn between the tensions of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We talk eloquently about our commitment to the principles of Christianity, and yet our lives are saturated with the practices of paganism.…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Your self-sacrificin g devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The church must be reminded that it is not the master, or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The real problem is that through our scientific genius we’ve made of the world a neighborhood, but through our moral and spiritual…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Even though I have never had an abrupt conversion experience, religion has been real to me and closely knitted to life. In…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Religion operates not only on the vertical plane but also on the horizontal. It seeks not only to integrate men with God…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. Religion reminds every man that he is his brother's keeper.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Don't let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine, messianic force to be a sort of policeman of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr