Quotes about Belief
People give ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the sun and the moon. Whoever wishes to appear clever must devise some new system, which of all systems is of course the very best. This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but the sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, not the earth.
— Martin Luther
Learn to believe that Christ was given, not for picayune and imaginary transgressions, but for mountainous sins; not for one or two, but for all; not for sins that can be discarded, but for sins that are stubbornly ingrained.
— Martin Luther
For feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God - Naught else is worth believing. I'll trust in God's unchanging Word Till soul and body sever, For, though all things shall pass away, His Word shall stand forever!
— Martin Luther
faith alone makes all other works good, acceptable and worthy
— Martin Luther
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Romans 3:28
— Martin Luther
We pray because we are unworthy to pray. Our prayers are heard precisely because we believe that we are unworthy. We become worthy to pray when we risk everything on God's faithfulness alone.
— Martin Luther
If every man had faith, we would need no more laws, but every one would of himself at all times do good works, as his confidence in God teaches him.
— Martin Luther
In all of Holy Writ we find not a single instance of adoration of the patriarchs, the prophets, and apostles - much less of St. George and St. Barbara, who probably never existed, and of the other saints who created by the pope, like St. Francis and St. Dominic, about whom no one knows anything with certainty. But even if we were to concede that they were full of grace, they would still be unable to impart any of it to me.
— Martin Luther
It is faith—without good works and prior to good works—that takes us to heaven. We come to God through faith alone.
— Martin Luther
so unbelief alone commits sin..Hence Christ calls unbelief the only sin.
— Martin Luther
I do not bother my head with speculations about the nature of God. I simply attach myself to the human Christ
— Martin Luther
God's approval isn't based on what a person does. Rather, he accepts what a person does because he already approves of the person. The person hasn't earned God's approval through the good that he or she does. Because
— Martin Luther