Martin Luther Quotes about Writing

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When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.

When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.

Martin Luther

Anger, Writing, Temptation

In short, I will preach it [the Word], teach it, write it, but I will constrain no man by force, for faith must come freely without compulsion. Take myself as an example. I opposed indulgences and all the papists, but never with force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God's Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything.

Martin Luther

Writing, Beer, Loss

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

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.

Martin Luther

Lying, Writing, Years

I did not learn my theology all at once, but had to search constantly deeper and deeper for it. My temptations did that for me, for no one can understand Holy Scripture without practice and temptations...I t is not by reading, writing, or speculation that one becomes a theologian. Nay, rather, it is living, dying, and being damned that makes one a theologian.

Martin Luther

Reading, Writing, Practice

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing.

Martin Luther

Book, Reading, Writing

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1872). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.369

Many have been deceived by outward appearances and have proceeded to write and teach about good works and how they justify without even mentioning faith.... Wearying themselves with many works, they never come to righteousness.

Martin Luther

Writing, Appearance, Good Work

Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.867, Fortress Press

A theologian should be thoroughly in possession of the basis and source of faith--that is to say, the Holy Scriptures. Armed with this knowledge it was that I confounded and silenced all my adversaries; for they seek not to fathom and understand the Scriptures; they run them over negligently and drowsily; they speak, they write, they teach, according to the suggestion of their heedless imaginations.

Martin Luther

Running, Writing, Imagination

Martin Luther (2017). “Martin Luther's Table Talk”, p.80, Gideon House Books

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing; every one must be an author; some out of vanity, to acquire celebrity and raise up a name, others for the sake of mere gain.

Martin Luther

Book, Writing, Names

A man would have to be an idiot to write a book of laws for an apple tree telling it to bear apples and not thorns, seeing that the apple-tree will do it naturally and far better than any laws or teaching can prescribe.

Martin Luther

Book, Teaching, Writing

John Calvin, Martin Luther (1991). “Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority”, p.9, Cambridge University Press