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Martin Luther Quotes - Page 29

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For from the error of not knowing, or understanding, what sin is, there necessarily arises another error, that people cannot know or understand what grace is.

For from the error of not knowing, or understanding, what sin is, there necessarily arises another error, that people cannot know or understand what grace is.

Knowing, Errors, People

Nothing is easier than sinning.

Easier, Sinning

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

The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one who, running out of the rain, falls into the river.

Running, Rain, Fall

Martin Luther (1848). “The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt”, p.298

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.

God, Faith, Prayer

It hath been said, that there is of nothing so much in hell as of self-will. The which is true, for there is nothing else there than self-will, and if there were no self-will, there would be no Devil and no hell. When it is said that Lucifer fell from Heaven, and turned away from God and the like, it meaneth nothing else than that he would have his own will, and would not be at one with the Eternal Will. So was it likewise with Adam in Paradise. And when we say Self-will, we mean, to will otherwise than as the One and Eternal Will of God willeth.

Mean, Self, Heaven

Someone asked Luther, "Do you feel that you've been forgiven?" He answered, "No, but I'm as sure As there's a God in Heaven!"

Heaven, Christianity, Luther

We should throw the Epistle of James out of this school.

Religious, School, Humor

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

Prayer, Anger, Praying

The conscience is eternal and never dies. Peace if possible, but truth at any rate.

Leadership, Courage, Rate

An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.

Religious, Humor, Equality

All these things He must be in me, abiding, living, speaking in me; that I may be the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. v. 21); not in love, nor in gifts and graces which follow; but in Him.

Grace, Abiding, May

If the gospel was of a nature to be propagated or maintained by the power of the world, God would not have intrusted it to fishermen. To defend the gospel appertains not to the princes and pontiffs of this world.

World, Fisherman, Ifs

Even like as St. Paul was converted, just so are all others converted; for we all resist God, but the Holy Ghost draws the will of mankind, when he pleases, through preaching.

Ghost, Holy, Mankind

Martin Luther (1848). “The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt”, p.121

In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.

Hope, Another Life, Consolation

Twas a special gift of God that speech was given to mankind; for through the Word, and not by force, wisdom governs.

Special, Speech, Force

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.22

Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.

Humor, Tears, Adultery

[Our] plan is to follow the example of the prophets and the ancient fathers of the church, and to compose psalms...so that the Word of God may be among the people also in the form of music.

Father, People, Church

Therefore the blind Jews are truly stupid fools.

Stupid, Fool, Blind

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

Men have broad and large chests, and small narrow hips, and more understanding than women, who have but small and narrow breasts, and broad hips, to the end they should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children.

Children, Home, Men

Table Talk 'Of Marriage and Celibacy'

Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity

Ambition, Captivity, Pope

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.220

The curses of the ungodly are more pleasing to God's ears than the hallelujahs of the pious

Ears, Hallelujah, Curse

Without armaments peace cannot be kept; wars are waged not only to repel injustice but also to establish a firm peace.

War, Injustice, Armament

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

Know that no one can have indulged in the Holy Writers sufficiently, unless he has governed churches for a hundred years with the prophets, such as Elijah and Elisha, John the Baptist, Christ and the apostles... We are beggars: this is true.

Years, Church, Baptists

When some say that good works are forbidden when we preach faith alone, it is as if I said to a sick man: "If you had health, you would have the use of all your limbs; but without health, the works of all your limbs are nothing"; and he wanted to infer that I had forbidden the works of all his limbs.

Faith, Men, Sick

At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him.

Friday, Devil, Lasts

Martin Luther (1862). “The Life of Luther Written by Himself”, p.321

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