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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 17

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Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as

Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.

Beautiful, Stars, Believe

Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?

Christian, Church, Firsts

It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.

Prayer, Praying, Hard

We find no rest for our weary bones unless we cling to the word of grace.

Grace, Bones, Weary

Martin Luther (2007). “Commentary on Galatians”, p.8, Lulu.com

In truth you cannot read too much in Scripture; and what you read you cannot read too carefully, and what you read carefully you cannot understand too well, and what you understand well you cannot teach too well, and what you teach well you cannot live too well.

Bible, Too Much, Scripture

Martin Luther (1959). “What Luther says: an anthology”, Concordia Publishing House

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.

Evil, Church, Wickedness

Colloquia Mensalia ch. 2 (1566) (translation by Henry Bell)

Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things that we do not see.

Faith, Have Faith

To turn one's eyes away from Jesus means to turn them to the Law.

Jesus, Mean, Eye

Martin Luther (2007). “Commentary on Galatians”, p.26, Lulu.com

The will of man without grace is not free, but is enslaved, and that too with its own consent.

Men, Grace, Consent

Your work is a very sacred matter. God delights in it, and through it, He wants to best His blessings on you. This praise of work should be inscribed on all tools, on the forehead and the faces that sweat from toiling.

Blessing, Sweat, Sacred

The church converteth the whole world by blood and prayer.

Prayer, Blood, Church

"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 468, 1895.

But Satan, the god of all dissension, stirreth up daily new sects, and last of all (which of all other I should never have foreseen or once suspected) he hath raised up a sect of such as teach that the Ten Commandments ought to be taken out of the church, and that men should not be terrified with the law, but gently exerted by the preaching of the grace of Christ.

Men, Law, Grace

"A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians".

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Education, People, Principles

Therefore, is thy brother a sinner? Then cover his sin and pray for him. Dost thou publish his sins, then truly thou art not a child of your merciful Father; for otherwise thou wouldst be also as he, merciful. It is certainly true that we cannot show as great mercy to our neighbor, as God has to us; but it is the true work of the devil that we do the very opposite of mercy, which is a sure sign that there is not a grain of mercy in us.

Art, Brother, Children

Dearest Jesus, holy child, make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, within my heart, that it may be a quiet chamber kept for thee.

Inspirational, Jesus, Children

Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a begging.

Truth, Begging You, Hypocrisy

Martin Luther (1848). “The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt”, p.25

If anyone could have gained heaven as a monk, then I would indeed have been among them.

Heaven, Monk, Has Beens

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.

Hands, Choices, Wish

Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.350, Fortress Press

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.

Christian, Men, Good Man

Martin Luther (1915). “Works of Martin Luther: With Introductions and Notes”, p.747, Library of Alexandria

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

Faith, War, Feet

The worship of God....should be free at table, in private rooms, downstairs, upstairs, at home, abroad, in all places, by all peoples, at all times

Home, Tables, Rooms

It is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest rank among all things and, in comparison with other things of this life, the best and something divine. It is the inventor and mentor of all the arts, medicines, laws, and of whatever wisdom, power, virtue, and glory men possess in this life.

Art, Men, Medicine

Martin Luther, Jaroslav Pelikan (1960). “Career of the Reformer”

Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? The sun, the moon, and the stars have been worshiped. Shall we then pluck them out of the sky? ...see how much he [God] has been able to accomplish through me, though I did no more than pray and preach. The Word did it all. Had I wished I might have started a conflagration at Worms. But while I sat still and drank beer with Philip and Amsdorf, God dealt the papacy a mighty blow.

Stars, Wine, Beer

It is the nature of all hypocrites and false prophets to create a conscience where there is none, and to cause conscience to disappear where it does exist.

Hypocrite, Doe, Causes

Martin Luther, Hilton C. Oswald (1973). “Luther's works: Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7, 1 Corinthians 15 ; lectures on Timothy / Hilton C. Oswald, editor”, Concordia Pub House

The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough ... Moreover, our greatest task is to keep you faithful to this article and to bequeath this treasure to you when we die.

Faithful, Tasks, Treasure

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