I leave you with the best phrases of Martin Luther, a German Catholic friar and theologian who inspired the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, assuming the largest division of the Catholic Church.
Protestantism criticized the church of Rome for its accumulation of land and assets, the high level of interference in governments, its lack of humanism, and the incongruity of its high-ranking church officials with Christian teachings, as they lived sinful lives.
Portrait of Martin Luther. Source: pixabay.com
-You will have as much joy and laughter as you have faith in God.
-There has never been or is today such a thing as too many good books.
-To have faith is to allow those things that we cannot see to take over us.
-Progress is always starting over.
-You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
- Hopelessness is what forges priests and friars.
-If you want to change the world, take a pen and write.
-God writes the gospel not only in the Bible, but also in the trees, flowers, clouds, and stars.
-I don't know which way God guides me, but I know my guide well.
-When schools flourish, everything else flourishes.
-Many pass as saints on earth, when in reality their souls are in hell.
-Those who acclaim God with true faith from the heart will certainly be heard and will receive what they have asked and desired.
-If I knew that tomorrow the world would fall apart, still today I would plant my apple tree.
- Faith must be above all reason, judgment and understanding.
-People must first have virtuous principles to later not fail to perform good actions.
-Beer is man-made; He came for God.
-The man who has the will to do any job can earn any good.
-Justice is temporary and finite; but consciousness is eternal and will never perish.
Martin Luther was the founder of Lutheranism. Source: pixabay.com
-Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not only in the books, but in each of the leaves of spring.
-Where God built a church, the devil also built a chapel.
-The best way to drive away the devil, if he does not give in to the texts of the scriptures, is to mock and despise him, since he cannot bear the contempt.
-There is no relationship, communion or company more beautiful, warm and captivating than a good marriage.
-The will is not free to seek what is declared as good.
-The prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is an important Christian weapon.
-No great saint has lived without making mistakes.
-All of us who believe in Christ are kings and priests in Christ.
-Prayer does not consist in overcoming God's reluctance, but in changing his disposition.
-Although I am saved from my sins, I am not saved from sinning.
-I'm more afraid of what comes from within me than what comes from outside.
-Forgive is the order that the Lord has given us.
-How soon does “not now” become “never”!
-You cannot prevent the birds from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building a nest in your hair.
- Philosophy is the true prostitute of the devil.
-To preach Christ is to feed the soul, justify it, liberate it and save it, if the person believes in what he preaches.
-The paradox is the following: God must destroy in us all illusions of virtue before we become virtuous.
-What is taught with sticks and blows will not lead to much good; these will not continue being devotees until they have the stick behind their back.
-Man, by nature, is incapable of wanting God to be God. In fact, he himself wants to be God, and he does not want God to be God.
-The bewilderment is actually true compression. Not knowing where you are going is having true knowledge.
-One book is enough, but a thousand books are never too many.
-Although this world is full of demons, if they threaten us we will not fear, since God's will is for his truth to triumph through us.
-God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.
-If you young people were wise, the devil could not do anything to you. But since you are not wise, you need us elders.
-True humility does not know that it is humble. If it were, I would be proud to behold such fine virtue.
-God wants us to pray, and He wants to hear our prayers, not because we deserve it, but because He is merciful.
-The fewer words, the better the sentence.
-I would rather be ruled by a just Turk than by an unjust Christian.
-As long as we live, there is no such thing as singing enough.
-An unjust law cannot be considered as a law.
-God made man out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can turn us into something.
-My heart, which is overflowing, has often been relieved and refreshed by music when it is sick and tired.
-One learns more about Christ by marrying and having children than by spending several lives studying in a monastery.
-How can a reasoning that hates Christ be considered as sensible?
- Seek peace, if possible; but the truth, at any cost.
-I admit that I cannot pray only with my mouth; help me to pray from the depths of my heart.
-Being a Christian without practicing prayer is not much more possible than being alive without breathing.
-God is anger and God is mercy. The state is the instrument of his wrath, and the church that of his mercy.
-If we don't love God and his word, what difference does it make if we love someone at all?
-Everything that is done in this world is done based on hope.
-What is procured by its own decision aims to make room for merits.
-We are saved only through faith, but the faith that saves never comes alone.
-The soul can survive without everything, except the word of God, since without it none of its needs are covered.
-Sometimes the curses of the infidels sound better than the hallelujahs of the devotees.
-I see a word that hates evil more than it loves good.
-I have so much work to do today that I should better spend two hours in prayer instead of one.
-This is the reason why our theology is true: since it takes over us and places outside of us.
-Pray and let God worry.
-Be a sinner and sin strongly; But more importantly, have faith and rejoice in Christ.
-Every book is a great action, and every great action is a book.
-False preachers are worse than those who deflower virgins.
-An earthly kingdom cannot exist without the inequality of people. Some must be free, other servants, other rulers, and other subjects.
-We must not use our freedom, since it endangers our body or our soul.
-I have held many things with my hands, and I have lost them all; but all those things that I have left in the hands of the Lord, I still possess.
-The gospel cannot be properly preached without offense or tumult.
-All the devil's deceptions are focused on trying to get away from the word.
-He who wishes to be a good Christian must tear out the eyes of his reason.
Martin Luther - Source: Attributed to Lucas Cranach the Younger
-Convincing ourselves in our hearts that we have forgiveness of our sins and peace with God, only through grace, is the most difficult thing.
-If Satan can twist the word of God and pervert the scriptures, what will he not do with my words or with the words of others?
-The Christian shoemaker fulfills his duty not by putting small crosses on his shoes, but by making good shoes, since God is interested in good technique.
-Faith is born and is preserved in us by preaching why Christ came, what he brought and gave us, as well as the benefits we obtain when we receive him.
-He who wants to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is unless he knew where his believers are?
-War is the greatest plague that can befall humanity. Destroy religion, destroy states, destroy families. Any scourge is preferable to this.
-In his life, Christ gives us an example to show us how to live life in his death. He is a sacrifice to forgive our sins on his rise to king.
-It is easy enough to do good once or twice. But continuing to do good without being upset with the ingratitude of those you benefit, that is not easy.
-Faith is a bold and living trust in the grace of God, a grace so sure and certain that a man would put his life at risk for it thousands of times.
-God does not postpone his promises because of our sins, nor does he hasten them because of our righteousness and merits. He does not take into account either of these two things.
-When the battle breaks out, the soldier's loyalty is put to the test. He must remain firm and it will be a disgrace if he falters or runs away at that point.
-If you have confidence in the grace and promises of God, you will, without a doubt, be granted with his support. But if you don't trust God, you will never prosper.
-He who drinks beer sleeps quickly; he who sleeps quickly does not sin; and he who does not sin enters heaven. So let's have beer!
-Christ died for me. He made his virtue mine and made my sin his; and if he made my sins his, then I don't have them and I'm free.
-There are some who are still weak in faith, who must be instructed and who would gladly believe, as we do. But their ignorance does not allow them.
-Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the benefit of justice, but justice was made for the benefit of peace.
-Beautiful music is the art of the prophets who can calm the disturbances of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and enchanting pleasures that God has given us.
-I am afraid that schools could become the gates of hell unless they diligently explain the Holy Scriptures, leaving them etched in the hearts of young people.
-The dog is the most faithful of animals, and would be much more valued if it were not so common. God our Lord has made his greatest gifts also the most common.
-I cannot but choose to abide by the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor could I retract it, since it is neither safe nor honest to act against conscience.
-Motherhood is something glorious, since all humanity has been conceived, born and nurtured by women. All human laws must promote the multiplication of families.
-The truth of the matter is that Christ says: "whoever is not with me is against me." It does not say, as some want us to understand, "whoever is not with me is not against me, but is neutral."
-First, I shake the whole apple tree so that the more mature fruit falls. Then, I climb the tree and shake each of its branches, and then each small branch, finally looking under each leaf.
-The grace of God is great, strong and active, it does not lie dormant in the soul. Grace listens, leads, motivates, changes and works within all men and is experienced and felt in different ways.
-The sin that is above all sins is to believe the lie of the serpent, that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ, and that we must take care of ourselves.
-He who believes in God recognizes him as true, loyal, and also considers himself a liar, since he considers his own thought as false and trusts that the word of God is true.
-Music is a gift and grace from God, not an invention of man. Therefore, it makes both the devil and the people happy. So one forgets anger, immorality and other gimmicks.
-The reason is a prostitute, and the worst enemy that faith has; She never supports spirituality, but more frequently fights against the divine word, despising everything that emanates from God.
-Good works do not make men good, but a good man does good works; evil deeds do not make a man evil, but evil men do evil deeds.
-The reproduction of humanity is a great wonder and mystery. If God had consulted me on this matter, I would have recommended that He continue to continue the species by sculpting us in clay.