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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 21

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When we are inclined to boast of our position [as Christians] we should remember that we are but Gentiles, while the Jews are of the lineage of Christ. We are aliens and in-laws; they are blood relatives, cousins, and

When we are inclined to boast of our position [as Christians] we should remember that we are but Gentiles, while the Jews are of the lineage of Christ. We are aliens and in-laws; they are blood relatives, cousins, and brothers of our Lord. Therefore, if one is to boast of flesh and blood the Jews are actually nearer to Christ than we are.

Christian, Cousin, Brother

Martin Luther (1962). “The Christian in society”

Through faith we are restored to paradise and created anew. We have no need of works in order to be righteous; however, in order to avoid idleness and so that the body might be cared for an disciplined, works are done freely to please God.

Order, Needs, Done

Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.864, Fortress Press

Undoubtedly they do more and viler things than those which we know and discover

Speech, Knows

Martin Luther “On the Jews & Their Lies”, Gottfried & Fritz

They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.

Stars, Trying, Fixed

The devil won't stay where there is music.

Devil

The Devil can so completely assume the human form, when he wants to deceive us, that we may well lie with what seems to be a woman, of real flesh and blood, and yet all the while 'tis only the Devil in the shape of a woman. 'Tis the same with women, who may think that a man is in bed with them, yet 'tis only the Devil; and...the result of this connection is oftentimes an imp of darkness, half mortal, half devil.

Religious, Lying, Real

It is as if a wolf devoured a sheep and the sheep were so powerful that it transformed the wolf and turned him into a sheep. So, when we eat Christ's flesh physically and spiritually, the food is so powerful that it transforms us.

Powerful, Sheep, Flesh

Martin Luther, Jaroslav Pelikan (1961). “Word and Sacrament”

I'd rather see heaven crash from the skies than one grain of God's truth die.

Sky, Heaven, Crash

Women should remain at home, sit still, and bear children.

Children, Home, Bears

Take this to heart and doubt not that you are the one who killed Christ. Your sins certainly did, and when you see the nails driven through his hands, be sure that you are pondering, and when the thorns pierce his brow, know that they are your evil thoughts.

Christian, Jesus, Heart

Martin Luther (1997). “Martin Luther's Easter Book”, p.82, Augsburg Books

This letter [to the Romans] is truly the most important piece in the New Testament. It is purest Gospel. It is well worth a Christian's while not only to memorize it word for word but also to occupy himself with it daily, as though it were the daily bread of the soul. It is impossible to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well. The more one deals with it, the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes.

Christian, Soul, Important

Faith is the 'yes' of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one's life.

Heart, Christianity, Christian Life

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

Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God, your functional savior.

Heart, Savior

1529 Large Catechism,'The First Commandment'.

A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of Saint Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law.

Men, Squares, Law

Letter from a Birmingham Jail, www.africa.upenn.edu. April 16, 1963.

God wants to be praised for nourishing and cherishing, for He cherishes all creatures. He is not only the Creator, but He is also the Sustainer and Nourisher.

Want, Evolution, Cherish

"Luther's Works: Lectures on Genesis".

I can't keep the sparrows from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.

Life Changing, Hair, Flying

Whatever we make the most of is our God.

All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.

Veils, Deals, Creatures

Christ and his word can hardly be recognized because of the great vermin of human ordinances. However, let this suffice for the time being on their lies against doctrine or faith.

Lying, Doctrine, Christ

"On the Jews and Their Lies". Book by Martin Luther, January 1543.

Divinity consists in use and practice, not in speculation.

Practice, Use, Divinity

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1872). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.179

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body, for the service of Christendom and of the church.

God, Spiritual, Angel

"Martin Luther's Table Talk".

For God is not gracious and merciful to sinners to the end that they might not keep his Law, nor that they should remain as they were before they received grace and mercy; but he condones and forgives both sin and death for the sake of Christ, who has fulfilled the whole Law in order thereby to make the heart sweet and through the Holy Spirit to kindle and move the heart to begin to love from day to day more and more.

Sweet, Moving, Heart

As long as a man is persuaded that he can make even the smallest contribution to his salvation, he remains self-confident and does not utterly despair of himself, and so is not humbled before God. Such a man plans out for himself a position, an occasion, a work, which shall bring him final salvation, but which will not.

Men, Self, Long

Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.

Education, Long, People

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.

Christian, Holy, Righteousness

Martin Luther (2011). “Martin Luther: Selections From His Writing”, p.54, Anchor

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