"One drop of Christ's blood is worth more than heaven and earth."
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Martin Luther quotes (page 23 of 48)
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"The worship of God....should be free at table, in private rooms, downstairs, upstairs, at home, abroad, in all places, by all peoples, at all times"
"Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated."
"Take away the Mass, destroy the Church."
"what the situation will be like in the world before the Lord returns, namely, Christ will be despised, and the preachers of the Gospel will be regarded as fools."
"Holy Christendom has, in my judgment, no better teacher after the apostles than St. Augustine."
"The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for."
"Yes, would to God that I could persuade the rich and the mighty that they would permit the whole Bible to be painted on houses, on the inside and the outside, so that all can see it. That would be a Christian work... If it is not a sin but good to have the image of Christ in my heart, why should it be a sin to have it in my eyes? This is especially true since the heart is more important than the eyes, and should be less stained by sin because it is the true abode and dwelling place of God."
"We need not invite the Devil to our table; he is too ready to come without being asked. The air all about us is filled with demons."
"Let us not flutter too high, but remain by the manger and the swaddling clothes of Christ, 'in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.'"
"Antichrist is the pope and the Turk [Muslim] together. A beast full of life must have a body and soul. The spirit or soul of Antichrist is the pope, his flesh or body the Turk."
"What is it to serve God and to do His will? Nothing else than to show mercy to our neighbor. For it is our own neighbor who needs our service; God in heaven needs it not."
"Anyone who can be proved to be a seditious person is an outlaw before God and the emperor; and whoever is the first to put him to death does right and well. Therefore let everyone who can, smite, slay and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful, or devilish than a rebel."
"The curses of the ungodly are more pleasing to God's ears than the hallelujahs of the pious"
"The forces of good and evil are working within and around me, I must choose, and in a free will universe I do have a choice."
"After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor."
"Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge."
"The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough ... Moreover, our greatest task is to keep you faithful to this article and to bequeath this treasure to you when we die."
"In a mouse we admire God's creation and craft work. The same may be said about flies."
"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God, your functional savior."