More Quotes by Martin Luther
No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the Cross.
God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.
The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but Christians. What is Luther? The teaching is not mine. Nor was I crucified for anyone...How did I, poor stinking bag of maggots that I am, come to the point where people call the children of Christ by my evil name?
Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character.
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say
The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
But know that to serve God is nothing else than to serve your neighbor and do good to him in love, be it a child, wife, servant, enemy, friend....If you do not find yourself among the needy and the poor, where the Gospel shows us Christ, then you may know that your faith is not right, and that you have not yet tasted of Christ's benevolence and work for you.
