Explore Quotes by Martin Luther

One drop of Christ's blood is worth more than heaven and earth.

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

If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.

May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in which everyone is a saint! I want to be and remain in the church and little flock of the fainthearted, the feeble and the ailing, who feel and recognize the wretchedness of their sins, who sigh and cry to God incessantly for comfort and help, who believe in the forgiveness of sins.

To have peace and love in marriage is a gift which is next to the knowledge of the Gospel.

God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.

Astrology is framed by the devil, to the end people may be scared from entering into the state of matrimony, and from every divine and human office and calling.

Peter erred in life and in doctrine. Paul might have dismissed Peter's error as a matter of no consequence. But Paul saw that Peter's error would lead to the damage of the whole Church unless it were corrected. Therefore he withstood Peter to his face. The Church, Peter, the apostles, angels from heaven, are not to be heard unless they teach the genuine Word of God.

Let Christ's righteousness and grace, not yours, be your refuge.

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.

I have such hatred of divorce that I prefer bigamy to divorce. Anyway, I think we should see other 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.

Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that certainly helps and never fails, if you will only use it.

Take a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it and where your treasure is. It is easy to determine whether hearing the Word of God, living according to it, and achieving such a life gives you as much enjoyment and calls forth as much diligence from you as does accumulating and saving money and property.

God is a blank sheet upon which nothing is found but what you yourself have written.

It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.

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

I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.

Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favour that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace.

The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith.

If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But I see Him! - through the storm, strengthening the tackling, handling the yards, spreading the sails - yes more, commanding the very winds! Should I not be a coward if I abandoned my post? Let Him govern, let Him carry us forward, let Him hasten or delay; we will fear nothing!