More Quotes by Martin Luther
From the beginning of my Reformation I have asked God to send me neither dreams, nor visions, nor angels, but to give me the right understanding of His Word, the Holy Scriptures; for as long as I have God's Word, I know that I am walking in His way and that I shall not fall into any error or delusion.
Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you
We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
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.
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.
Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you.
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?
The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
