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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 24

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Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father's wrath on his shoulders, and he has drowned them both in himself so that we are thereby reconciled to God and become completely righteous.

Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father's wrath on his shoulders, and he has drowned them both in himself so that we are thereby reconciled to God and become completely righteous.

Father, Wrath, World

When Jesus Christ utters a word, He opens His mouth so wide that it embraces all Heaven and earth, even though that word be but in a whisper.

Jesus, Heaven, Mouths

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.101

The Pope is a mere tormentor of conscience. The assembly of his greased and religious crew in praying was altogether like the croaking of frogs, which edified nothing at all.

Religious, Mentor, Frogs

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

We may search long to find where God is, but we shall find Him in those who keep the words of Christ. For the Lord Christ saith, " If any man love me, he will keep my words; and we will make our abode with him.

Men, Long, May

The fool will upset the whole science of astronomy, but as the Holy Scripture shows, it was the sun and not the earth which Joshua ordered to stand still.

Upset, Earth, Scripture

As concerning faith we ought to be invincible, and more hard, if it might be, than the adamant stone; but as touching charity, we ought to be soft, and more flexible than the reed or leaf that is shaken with the wind, and ready to yield to everything.

Yield, Wind, Touching

Martin Luther, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Tischer, Samuel Simon Schmucker (1860). “A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians”, p.215

Blood alone moves the wheels of history.

Military, Moving, Blood

The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle, butstirreth him up to all exercises of piety and godliness, and of true religion, to the love of God, to the patient suffering of afflictions, to prayer, to thanksgiving, and the exercise of charity towards all men.

Prayer, Believe, Exercise

Martin Luther (2002). “Commentary on Galatians, Luther”, p.158, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

Faith cannot be inherited or gained by being baptized into a Church. Faith is a matter between the individual and God.

Church, Matter, Individual

Daily there have to be many troubles and trials in every house, city, and country. No station in life is free of suffering and pain, both from your own, like your wife or children or household help or subjects, and from the outside, from your neighbors and all sorts of accidental trouble.

Country, Children, Pain

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

I should have no compassion on these witches; I should burn them all.

Religious, Humor, Compassion

The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for.

Soul, Want, Word Of God

Martin Luther (2014). “Concerning Christian Liberty”, p.20, Trajectory Inc

There is no wisdom save in truth. Truth is everlasting, but our ideas about truth are changeable. Only a little of the first fruits of wisdom, only a few fragments of the boundless heights, breadths and depths of truth, have I been able to gather.

Wisdom, Truth, Ideas

God indeed tempteth no man; but yet we ask, in this petition, that he would keep and preserve us, lest the devil, the world, and our own flesh delude and draw us away from the true faith, and throw us into superstition, distrust, despair, and other grievous sins and wickedness; and that, if we should be tempted therewith even to the highest degree, we still may conquer, and at last triumph over them.

Men, Despair, Devil

Martin Luther (2017). “Martin Luther's Table Talk”, p.72, Gideon House Books

Faith ever says, "If Thou wilt," not "If Thou canst.

Ifs

Being by his faith replaced afresh in paradise and created anew, he (the believer)does not need works for his justification, but that he may not be idle, but that he may exercise his own body and preserve it. His works are to be done freely, with the sole object of pleasing God.

Exercise, May, Doe

Martin Luther (1896). “Luther's Primary Works: Together with His Shorter and Larger Catechisms”

I was born to fight devils and factions. It is my business to remove obstacles, to cut down thorns, to fill up quagmires and to open and make straight paths. If I must have some failing let me rather speak the truth with too great sincerity than once to act the hypocrite and conceal the truth.

Hypocrite, Cutting, Fighting

Works indeed are good, and God strictly requires them of us, but they do not make us holy.

Holy

Thus, dear friends, I have said it clearly enough, and I believe you ought to understand it and not make liberty a law.

Believe, Law, Liberty

Martin Luther (1967). “Selected Writings of Martin Luther: 1520 523”

It is a miracle how God has so long preserved His Book! How great and glorious it is to have the Word of God!

Bible, Christian, Book

If by any effort of reason I could conceive how God, Who shows so much anger and iniquity, could be merciful and just, there would be no need of faith.

Anger, Effort, Would Be

Our suffering is not worthy the name of suffering. When I consider my crosses, tribulations, and temptations, I shame myself almost to death, thinking what are they in comparison of the sufferings of my blessed Savior Christ Jesus.

Jesus, Blessed, Thinking

Martin Luther, Henry Bell (Captain.), Joseph KERBY, Anton Lauterbach (1818). “The Familiar Discourses of Dr. Martin Luther ... Translated ... by Captain Henry Bell ... A New Edition, Revised ... by J. Kerby, Etc”, p.109

The forces of good and evil are working within and around me, I must choose, and in a free will universe I do have a choice.

Evil, Choices, Free Will

The Jews are the most miserable people on earth. They are plagued everywhere, and scattered about all countries, having no certain resting place. They sit as on a wheelbarrow, without a country, people or government... but they are rightly served, for seeing they refused have Christ and his gospel, instead of freedom they must have servitude.

Country, Government, People

The word and works of God is quite clear, that women were made either to be wives or prostitutes.

Wife, Christian Women, Made

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