Martin Luther Quotes

The Spirit must therefore first take hold of us before we can live in Christ, and when he doth so, then we are enabled to exert that vital act of faith, whereby we receive Christ.

The great truths of Christianity do not belong to the professional theologians alone, but to every person who calls upon the name of Christ.

Now we shall possess a right definition of faith if we call it a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

I went to church as a boy, and then I quite quickly stepped away from religion. But I remained fascinated by the need people have for religion.

Me and God has a good relationship.

Do not flatter yourselves with the belief that a mere recital of that celebrated verse in St. John makes a man a Christian.

I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation.

To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

A Christian is one who points at Christ and says, 'I can't prove a thing, but there's something about his eyes and his voice. There's something about the way he carries his head, his hands, the way he carries his cross-the way he carries me.'

We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.

The first care of every Christian ought to be to lay aside all reliance on works, and strengthen his faith alone more and more, and by it grow in the knowledge, not of works, but of Christ Jesus, who has suffered and risen again for him.

Prayer, as a means of drawing ever new strength from Christ, is concretely and urgently needed.

If you know Christ, you don't need to beg for the Holy Spirit to come into your life; He is already there- whether you "feel" His presence or not. Don't confuse the Holy Spirit with an emotional feeling or a particular type of spiritual experience.

Paul substituted faith in Christ for the Christlike life.

Outside of Christ, my songs have no value

they believe in Christ and Longfellow, both dead

Faith in Christ is the only thing to save you from despair.

He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.

Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with God through Christ.

Here is the Truth in a little creed, Enough for all the roads we go: In Love is all the law we need, In Christ is all the God we know.

... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and deed ought to depend upon His commandments, and my soul to be fashioned after His.

Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross! Receive his reconciling grace and share it!

If God so precisely and carefully and lovingly and amazingly constructed a mind-boggling habitat for his creatures, then it would be natural for Him to want them to explore it, to measure it, to investigate it, to appreciate it, to be inspired by it - and ultimately, and most importantly, to find Him through it.