And though this world with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us, We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Our faith is an astounding thing-astounding that I should believe him to be the Son of God who is suspended on the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
A person whodoes not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
What are the things we should pray for? First, our personal troubles...The greatest trouble we can ever know is thinking that we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Your work is a very sacred matter. God delights in it, and through it, He wants to best His blessings on you.… — 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
I know that a Christian should be humble, but against the Pope I am going to be proud and say to him:… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
For God is not gracious and merciful to sinners to the end that they might not keep his Law, nor that they… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God indeed tempteth no man; but yet we ask, in this petition, that he would keep and preserve us, lest the devil,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
What shall we Christians do now with this depraved and damned people of the Jews? ... I will give my faithful advice:… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
While we contemplate in all creatures, as in a mirror, those immense riches of His wisdom, justice, goodness and power, we should… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is cheering to note that [Martin] Luther (1524) did not see why schools should not be fun as well: "Now since… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
For it is a horrible blasphemy to imagine that there is any work by which you should presume to pacify God, since… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Exhort your household to learn [the Ten Commandments] word for word, that they should obey God…For if you teach and urge your… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Truly speech has wonderful strength and power, that through a mere word, proceeding out of the mouth of a poor human creature,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Women should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children...If a woman grows weary and, at last,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As when my little son John offendeth: if then I should not whip him, but call him to the table unto me,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We refuse to have our conscience bound by any work or law, so that by doing this or that we should be… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Amen meaneth assuredly, namely, that I am sure that petitions of this kind are accepted by my Heavenly Father, and heard by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Men have broad and large chests, and small narrow hips, and more understanding than women, who have but small and narrow breasts,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Faith, like light, should always be simple and unbending; while love, like warmth, should beam forth on every side, and bend to… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
No man should be alone when he opposes Satan. The Church and the ministry of the Word were instituted for this purpose,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God.… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I have always loved music; whoso has skill in this art, is of a good temperament, fitted for all things. We must… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God-- Naught else is worth believing. Though… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
So tenaciously should we cling to the world revealed by the Gospel, that were I to see all the Angels of Heaven… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
But Satan, the god of all dissension, stirreth up daily new sects, and last of all (which of all other I should… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Deceiver can magnify a little sin for the purpose of causing one to worry, torture, and kill oneself with it. This… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
[The papists] ought to have sympathy with us weak, poor Christians, and not condemn us or make fun of us because we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When my heart is cold and I cannot pray as I should I scourge myself with the thought of the impiety and… — 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