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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 18

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Take a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it and where your treasure is. It is easy to determine whether hearing the Word of God, living according to it, and achieving such a life gives

Take a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it and where your treasure is. It is easy to determine whether hearing the Word of God, living according to it, and achieving such a life gives you as much enjoyment and calls forth as much diligence from you as does accumulating and saving money and property.

Heart, Giving, Doe

Martin Luther (1956). “The sermon on the mount and the magnificat”

False preachers are worse than deflowerers of virgins.

Preacher, Virgins

Martin Luther (1892). “Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther”

We may well lie with what seems to be a woman of flesh and blood, and yet all the time it is only a devil in the shape of a woman.

Religious, Lying, Humor

The world says of marriage: A short joy and a long displeasure. But he who understands it finds in it delight, love, and joy without ceasing.

Long, Joy, Delight

Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics eases and all things seem to be at peace.

Hypocrite, Ease, Messages

I pray that God would open the mouth in me and the heart in you and that he would be the teacher in the midst of us who may in us speak and hear.

Teacher, Heart, Would Be

Martin Luther (1823). “Martin Luther on the Bondage of the Will: Written in Answer to the Diatribe of Erasmus on Free-will. First Pub. in the Year of Our Lord 1525”, p.5

Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a single instance of ability to avoid being hardened if God does not give the Spirit, or of meriting mercy if it is left to its own strength.

Giving, Doe, World

J. I. Packer, Martin Luther, O. R. Johnston (1990). “Bondage of the Will, The”, Revell

We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.

Strong, Drinking, Food

God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions.

Forgiving, Satisfaction, Confession

Christ is the master; the Scriptures are only the servant.

Scripture, Christ, Masters

If I could believe that God was not angry with me, I would stand on my head for joy.

Believe, Joy, Angry

The devil should not be allowed to keep all the best tunes for himself.

Devil, Tunes, Should

A person whodoes not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to be called a human being; he should be permitted to hear nothing but the braying of asses and the grunting of hogs.

Music, Doe, Ass

Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other

Men, Alcohol, Sides

Christ desires nothing more of us than that we speak of him.

Desire, Speak, Christ

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.97

In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offence was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!

Easter, Voice, Singing

Martin Luther, “In The Bonds Of Death He Lay”

Rough, boisterous, stormy and altogether warlike, I am born to fight against innumerable monsters and devils.

Fighting, Devil, Monsters

Quoted in Vincent Cronin The Flowering of the Renaissance (1969).

If I had to refute all the other articles of the Jewish faith, I should be obliged to write against them as much and for as long a time as they have used for inventing their lies - that is, longer than two thousand years.

Lying, Writing, Years

The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith.

Spirit, Ghost, Holy

Martin Luther (1896). “Luther's primary works: together with his shorter and larger catechisms”

Put thou thy trust in God; In duty's path go on; Fix on His word thy steadfast eye; So shall thy work be done.

Eye, Done, Goes On

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.

Failing, Fortresses, Prevailing

Martin Luther (1931). “Early Protestant Educators: The Educational Writings of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Other Leaders of Protestant Thought”, Ams PressInc

Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge.

Faith, Where You Are Going, Discipleship

How is God's name hallowed among us? When both our doctrine and living are truly Christian.

Christian, Names, Doctrine

Our loving God wills that we eat, drink and be merry.

Drink, Loving God, Gods Will

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.

Christian, Religious, Humor

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