A theologian is born by living, nay dying and being damned, not by thinking, reading, or speculating. Martin Luther More Quotes by Martin Luther More Quotes From Martin Luther It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience. Martin Luther prudentsafemotivational 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 beerlosswriting Nothing good ever comes of violence. Martin Luther anti-warviolencewar We conclude, therefore, that a Christian lives not in himself, but in Christ and in his neighbor. Otherwise he is not a Christian. He lives in Christ through faith, in his neighbor through love. By faith he is caught up beyond himself into God. By love he descends beneath himself into his neighbor. Martin Luther caughtneighborchristian It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart. Martin Luther aginghearthappiness All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word. Martin Luther deviltearstrying True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue. Martin Luther humilityhumbledoe We are but the instruments or assistants, by whom God works. Martin Luther assistantsinstruments The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin. Martin Luther preaching-the-gospelchristianlaw For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant. Martin Luther biblicalbibleyears At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground and essence of all reality. A Being of infinite love and boundless power, God is the creator, sustainer, and conserver of values....In contrast to the ethical relativism of [totalitarianism], Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the very structure of this universe certain moral principles that are fixed and immutable. Martin Luther moralprincipleschristian We ought first to know that there are no good works except those which God has commanded, even as there is no sin except that which God has forbidden. Martin Luther good-worksinfirsts The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart Martin Luther marydepthheart I had rather be in hell with Christ, than be in heaven without him. Martin Luther hellchristianheaven We cannot attain to the understanding of Scripture either by study or by the intellect. Your first duty is to begin by prayer. Entreat the Lord to grant you, of His great mercy, the true understanding of His Word. There is no other interpreter of the Word of God than the Author of this Word, as He Himself has said, "They shall be all taught of God" (John 6:45). Hope for nothing from your own labors, from your own understanding: trust solely in God, and in the influence of His Spirit. Believe this on the word of a man who has experience. Martin Luther prayermenbelieve Christ ought to be preached with this goal in mind--that we might be moved to faith in him so that he is not just a distant historical figure but actually Christ for you and me. Martin Luther historicalgoalmind A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight. Martin Luther shepherdsfightingsoldier Riches, understanding, beauty, are fair gifts of God. Martin Luther gift-from-godrichesunderstanding God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him. Martin Luther men Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have always received more than I asked for. God may delay, but He always comes. Martin Luther delaymay
