Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Theologian

Martin Luther was a theologian and key figure in the Protestant Reformation, known for his 95 Theses that challenged Church practices and emphasized faith.

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Born
November 10, 1483
Died
February 18, 1546
Quotes
951
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#1583

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"Therefore, is thy brother a sinner? Then cover his sin and pray for him. Dost thou publish his sins, then truly thou art not a child of your merciful Father; for otherwise thou wouldst be also as he, merciful. It is certainly true that we cannot show as great mercy to our neighbor, as God has to us; but it is the true work of the devil that we do the very opposite of mercy, which is a sure sign that there is not a grain of mercy in us."

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

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"Take this to heart and doubt not that you are the one who killed Christ. Your sins certainly did, and when you see the nails driven through his hands, be sure that you are pondering, and when the thorns pierce his brow, know that they are your evil thoughts."

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"Christ is no Moses, no exactor, no giver of laws, but a giver of grace, a Savior; he is infinite mercy and goodness, freely and bountifully given to us."

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"This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves."

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"Prayer is a powerful thing; for God has bound and tied himself thereunto."

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"The purpose of marriage is not to have pleasure and to be idle but to procreate and bring up children, to support a household. This, of course, is a huge burden full of great cares and toils. But you have been created by God to be a husband or a wife and that you may learn to bear these troubles."

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"The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that he sunk himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding."

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"I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us."

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"When my heart is cold and I cannot pray as I should I scourge myself with the thought of the impiety and ingratitude of my enemies, the Pope and his accomplices and vermin, and Zwingli, so that my heart swells with the righteous indignation and hatred and I can say with warmth and vehemence: 'Holy be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done!' And the hotter I grow the more ardent do my prayers become."

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"An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects."

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"Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things."

Spiritual Enemy Reason
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"You parents can provide no better gift for your children than an education in the liberal arts. House and home burn down, but an education is easy to carry along."

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"We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation."

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"First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf."

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"Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us."

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

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