Argument Quote by Michael Servetus

“Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther’s term, is in bondage—not…

— Gene Edward Veith Jr

Lutheranism is essentially German... It worships a God who is neither just nor merciful.

— William Ralph Inge

“A true Lutheran pulpit cannot be a sensational pulpit, for discoursing wordly wisdom, philosophy, poetry, or politics. It must expound the Word, and never…

— G.H. Gerberding

Lutheranism restricted itself to an exclusively ecclesiastical and theological character, while Calvinism put its impress in and outside the church upon every aspect of…

— Abraham Kuyper

“Let us put it the other way, the Lutheran or Protestant church versus the Catholic. The Catholic is the girl that you love so…

— Djuna Barnes

The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but Christians. What…

— Martin Luther

Protestants, from the first, have been distinguished from their opponents by what they do not believe; to throw over one more dogma is, therefore,…

— Bertrand Russell

“Once the Lutheran churches were secure, Luther, like most other leaders of the Reformations, believed in freedom of conscience only for those who agreed…

— Rodney Stark

“Sound Protestant and Evangelical doctrine is useless — if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse then useless; it does…

— J.C. Ryle

The hard struggle which the Pan-Germans fought with the Catholic Church can be accounted for only by their insufficient understanding of the spiritual nature…

— Adolf Hitler

“Justified and unjustified articles written about how one or many churches fail the individual or the family with special needs can create the perception…

— Amy Fenton Lee

“In Luther’s words, “Good works are not the cause, but the fruit of righteousness.”3 It is a very common mistake when one is a…

— Patrick Davis