Quotes about Martin Luther
Yes, I see the Church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists.
- Martin Luther
Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake
- Martin Luther
The law discovers the disease. The gospel gives the remedy.
- Martin Luther
There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
- Martin Luther
Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but—more frequently than not—struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
- Martin Luther
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
- Martin Luther
Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.
- Martin Luther
I shall never be a heretic I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.
- Martin Luther
Anything that one imagines of God apart from Christ is only useless thinking and vain idolatry.
- Martin Luther
Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature which beams full of all goodness.
- Martin Luther
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than that sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity
- Martin Luther
Let the man who would hear God speak read Holy Scripture.
- Martin Luther