Martin Luther

Political Theology German 1483 – 1546 39 quotes

A German theologian whose Ninety-five Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation, challenging papal authority and influencing the separation of church and state.

Quotes by Martin Luther

The devil is God's ape.

Table Talk

The true church is invisible.

Unknown

The Christian's life is a life of suffering.

Unknown

The greatest gift of God is a good conscience.

Table Talk

The devil is God's devil.

Bondage of the Will 1530

The dog is the god of frolic.

Table Talk

I feel like a wet dog, ready to shake itself dry.

Letter

Music is a fair and glorious gift of God.

Preface to Georg Rhau's Symphoniae Iucundae 1538

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

Preface to Georg Rhau's Symphoniae Iucundae 1538

The church is not a building, but a body of believers.

On the Councils and the Church 1523

To progress, one must leave the door to the past open.

Personal Reflection

The just shall live by faith.

95 Theses (inspired) 1517

I have no pleasure in any man who despises music.

Table Talk

Every institution not only teaches, but also indoctrinates.

Professional Observation

The Pope is Antichrist.

To the Christian Nobility 1520

One book is more real than a thousand dreams.

Attributed Saying

My conscience is captive to the Word of God.

Speech at the Diet of Worms 1521

Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me.

Speech at the Diet of Worms 1521

We are beggars; this is true.

Deathbed Words 1546