Church Quote by Dennis Lehane

“I remember the words of Luther, that reading, prayer, and temptation are necessary to strengthen, and to purify the talents of a minister.”

— Christmas Evans

“The key, Luther finally realized, was that God’s love and grace were not merited, but freely given and freely received through faith alone.”

— Michelle DeRusha

“Martin Luther claimed that he “never did anything well until his wrath was excited, and then he could do anything well.”

— J Oswald Sanders

Was Luther crazy? Perhaps. But if he was, our prayer is that God would send to this earth an epidemic of such insanity that…

— Anonymous

Martin Luther, when he walked in the woods, used to raise his hat to the birds and say, ‘Good morning, theologians—you wake and sing,…

— Richard Wurmbrand

“Rev. [Martin Luther] King continued, chanting, singing his prophetic litany. We were one people, indivisible in the sight of God, responsible to each other…

— Maya Angelou

“The author compares the struggles of Martin Luther with the prevailing doctrine that a little genuine effort on our part results in a disproportionate…

— Alister E. McGrath

“Martin Luther. And though this world with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us; We will not fear, for God has willed His truth…

— Mark Hitchcock

“Martin Luther declares that the life of the Christian should be one of daily repentance. Daily we confess, daily we repent, daily we “turn,…

— Richard J. Foster

“Luther argues that when we fail to believe that God accepts us fully in Christ, and look to some other way to justify or…

— Timothy Keller

“Luther looks at all the jobs that are out there and he says, “These are the masks of God, behind which He wants to…

— Timothy Keller

As far as Martin [Luther] himself is concerned, O good God, what have we overlooked or not done? What fatherly charity have we omitted…

— Pope Leo X