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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 26

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The great unthankfulness, contempt of God's word, and wilfulness of the world, make me fear that the divine light will soon cease to shine on man, for God's word has ever had its certain course.

The great unthankfulness, contempt of God's word, and wilfulness of the world, make me fear that the divine light will soon cease to shine on man, for God's word has ever had its certain course.

Men, Shine On, Light

Martin Luther (2017). “Martin Luther's Table Talk”, p.84, Gideon House Books

Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money.

Christian, Money, Giving

Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.45, Fortress Press

Every country must have its own devil. Welshland its own, and France its own. Our German devil will be a good wind-pipe, and must be called drinking, being so thirsty and hell-like that no guzzling of wine and beer, however large, will cool it off, and I fear that such will ever remain Germany's plague, until the day of judgment.

Country, Drinking, Wine

The Deceiver can magnify a little sin for the purpose of causing one to worry, torture, and kill oneself with it. This is why a Christian should learn not to let anyone easily create an evil conscience in him. Rather let him say, "This error and this failing pass away with my other imperfections and sins, which I must include in the article of faith: I believe in the forgiveness of sins.

Christian, Believe, Errors

God wants our conscience to be certain and sure that it is pleasing to Him. This cannot be done if the conscience is led by its own feelings, but only if it relies on the Word of God.

Feelings, Done, Want

Martin Luther, Jaroslav Pelikan, Helmut T. Lehmann (1955). “Works”

The devil and temptations also do give occasion unto us somewhat to learn and understand the Scriptures, by experience and practice. Without trials and temptations we should never understand anything thereof; no, not although we diligently read and heard the same.

Practice, Giving, Temptation

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.3

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that he sunk himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding.

Understanding, Humanity, Flesh

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.79

A great variety of reading confuses and does not teach. It makes the student like a man who dwells everywhere and, therefore, nowhere in particular.

Reading, Men, Doe

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

All the passages in the Holy Scriptures that mention assistance are they that do away with "free-will", and these are countless...For grace is needed, and the help of grace is given, because "free-will" can do nothing.

Grace, Scripture, Helping

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.

Wise, Wisdom, Devil

Martin Luther “Jesus, Remember Me: Words of Assurance from Martin Luther”, Augsburg Books

Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds; the graves restore, The dead which they contained before; Prepare, my soul, to meet Him!

Clouds, Judging, Soul

Even if all the world were to combine forces, they could not bring about the conception of a single child in any woman's womb nor cause it to be born; that is wholly the work of God.

Children, Single Child, Abortion

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

Dear rulers ... I maintain that the civil authorities are under obligation to compel the people to send their children to school. ... If the government can compel such citizens as are fit for military service to bear spear and rifle, to mount ramparts, and perform other martial duties in time of war, how much more has it a right to compel the people to send their children to school, because in this case we are warring with the devil, whose object it is secretly to exhaust our cities and principalities of their strong men.

Strong, Children, Military

Letter to the German rulers (1524) in "The History of Compulsory Education in New England" by John William Perrin, 1896.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. No merchant or tradesman would set himself to work if he did not hope to reap benefit thereby.

Hope, Done, Benefits

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.146

Antichrist is the pope and the Turk [Muslim] together. A beast full of life must have a body and soul. The spirit or soul of Antichrist is the pope, his flesh or body the Turk.

Soul, Together, Body

To worship God in spirit is the service and homage of the heart, and implies fear of God and trust in Him.

Heart, Spirit, Worship

Women should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children...If a woman grows weary and, at last, dies from childbearing, it matters not. Let her die from bearing - she is there to do it.

Children, Home, House

If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.

Prayer, Fire, Neglect

Martin Luther (1885). “Luther's Table-talk”

The quest for glory can never be satisfied, it must be extinguished.

Quests, Glory, Satisfied

I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us.

Music, Hate, Men

Let a man be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault and the one fault will eclipse and darken all the virtues.

Men, Judging, Faults

We must beat the Gospel into peoples' heads incessantly because it's the one thing we're prone to forget.

Forget, Beats, One Thing

Animals are footprints of God.

Animal, Evolution, Footprint

A fiery shield is God's Word; of more substance and purer than gold, which, tried in the fire, loses nought of its substance, but resists and overcomes all the fury of the fiery heat; even so, he that believes God's Word overcomes all, and remains secure everlastingly, against all misfortunes; for this shield fears nothing, neither hell nor the devil.

Believe, Fire, Devil

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.19

Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety.

Art, Women, Abode

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