Quotes by Martin Luther

What is our death but a night's sleep? For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away and cease, and the powers of the spirit come back again, so that in the morning we arise fresh and strong and joyous; so at the Last Day we shall rise again as if we had only slept a night, and shall be fresh and strong.

— Martin Luther

Here I stand; I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen.

— Martin Luther

Put thou thy trust in God;      In duty's path go on; Fix on His word thy steadfast eye;      So shall thy work be done.

— Martin Luther

Faith, like light, should ever be simple and unbending; while love, like warmth, should beam forth on every side, and bend to every necessity of our brethren.

— Martin Luther

Faith looks to the word and the promise; that is, to the truth. But hope looks to that which the word has promised, to the gift.

— Martin Luther

  ​ We believe that the very beginning and end of salvation, and the sum of Christianity, consists of faith in Christ, who by His blood alone, and not by any works of ours, has put away sin, and destroyed the power of death.

— Martin Luther

Faith ever says, "If Thou wilt," not "If Thou canst."

— Martin Luther

  ​ We may search long to find where God is, but we shall find Him in those who keep the words of Christ. For the Lord Christ saith, "If any man love me, he will keep my words; and we will make our abode with him."

— Martin Luther

  ​ The sweetness of the gospel lies mostly in pronouns, as me , my , thy . "Who loved me , and gave Himself for me ." "Christ Jesus my Lord." "Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee."

— Martin Luther

The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle, but stirreth him up to all exercises of piety and godliness, and of true religion, to the love of God, to the patient suffering of afflictions, to prayer, to thanksgiving, and the exercise of charity towards all men.

— Martin Luther

The law discovers the disease. The gospel gives the remedy.

— Martin Luther

The law is what we must do; the gospel what God will give.

— Martin Luther

The first freedom is freedom from sin.

— Martin Luther