Quotes about Grace
This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves.
— Martin Luther
We are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us.
— Martin Luther
Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.
— Martin Luther
Be careful not to measure your holiness by other people's sins.
— Martin Luther
Faith is a living, unshakable confidence in God's grace; it is so certain that someone would die a thousand times for it.
— Martin Luther
He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free.
— Martin Luther
God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers—not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.
— Martin Luther
I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to have anything left in my own hands by which I might strive for salvation.
— Martin Luther
One thing, and only one thing, is necessary for Christian life, righteousness, and freedom. That one thing is the most holy Word of God, the gospel of Christ.
— Martin Luther
God does not slack his promises because of our sins... or hasten them because of our righteousness and merits. He pays no attention to either.
— Martin Luther
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times
— Martin Luther
Everything bad in the Old Testament (and there's a lot) is there to point out our sin, while everything good in the Old Testament is there to point us to our Savior.
— Martin Luther