1,051 Quotes by Martin Luther

Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.

‎What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and work flow.

It never does any good when one knave punishes another without first becoming good himself.

My temptations have been my masters in divinity.

A good preacher should have these properties and virtues:1. Teach systematically2. Have a ready wit3. Be eloquent4. Have a good voice5. Have a good memory6. Know when to make an end7. Be sure of his doctrine8. Venture and engage body and blood, wealth and honour, in the Word9. Suffer himself to be mocked and jeered of every one

To progress is always to begin always to begin again

Thus God's work and His eyes are in the depths, but man's only in the height.

I am bound by conscience and the word of God. Therefore I can and will recant nothing, because to act against one's conscience is neither safe nor salutary. Here I stad. I can do no ether. So help me God.

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.