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
God does not work salvation for fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin vigorously... Do not for a moment imagine that this… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Our God is the God from whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord by who escape death. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
[It is] essentially wholesome and necessary, for a Christian to know, whether or not the will does any thing in those things… — 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
Hereby we may understand that God, of His special grace, maketh the teachers of the gospel subject to the Cross, and to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
For who in fact seeks the salvation of souls through indulgences, and not instead money for his coffers? This is evident from… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God has surely promised His grace to the humbled: that is, to those who mourn over and despair of themselves. But a… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If any man doth ascribe of salvation, even the very least, to the free will of man, he knoweth nothing of grace,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As long as a man is persuaded that he can make even the smallest contribution to his salvation, he remains self-confident and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If men only believe enough in Christ they can commit adultery and murder a thousand times a day without periling their salvation. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We believe that the very beginning and end of salvation, and the sum of Christianity, consists of faith in Christ, who by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves? — 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