I greatly fear that the universities, unless they teach the Holy Scriptures diligently and impress them on the young students, are wide gates to hell.
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.
He who wholly renounces himself, and relies not on mere human reason, will make good progress in the Scriptures; but the world comprehends them not, from ignorance of that mortification which is the gift of God’s word.
What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than the rod is behind them.
Whoever does not accept my teaching may not be saved – for it is God’s teaching and not mine.
Amen meaneth assuredly, namely, that I am sure that petitions of this kind are accepted by my Heavenly Father, and heard by him, because he hath commanded us, that we should pray after this manner, and hath promised that he will hear us. Amen, Amen: that is, truly, certainly, so be it.
Whenever the word is rightly preached, and attentively heard, it never fails to bring forth fruit.
Leave the ass burdened with laws behind in the valley. But your conscience, let it ascend with Isaac into the mountain.
The Mass is the greatest blasphemy of God, and the highest idolatry upon earth, an abomination the like of which has never been in Christendom since the time of the Apostles.
My counsel is, that we draw water from the true source and fountain, that is, that we diligently search the Scriptures. He who wholly possesses the text of the Bible, is a consummate divine.
Whoso hearkens not to God’s voice, is an idolator, though he perform the highest and most heavy service of God.
Whoever teaches differently from what I have taught, or whoever condemns me therein, he condemns God and must remain a child of hell.
I believe that the devil has destroyed many good books of the church, as, aforetime, he killed and crushed many holy persons, the memory of whom has now passed away; but the Bible he was fain to leave subsisting.
He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of more value than the comments of four authors.
I can’t keep the sparrows from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.
The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith.
Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
Let every man recognize what he is, and be certain that we are all equally priests, that is, we have the same power in the word and in any sacrament whatever.
God may delay, but He always comes.
The devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.