Martin Luther Quotes — Page 27

Theologian

Spiritual

“The Son of God did not want to be seen and found in heaven. Therefore he descended from heaven into this humility and came to us in our flesh, laid himself into the womb of his mother and into the manger and went on to the cross. This was the ladder that he placed on earth so that we might ascend to God on it. This is the way you must take.”

Mother Son Humility

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Martin Luther

Theologian

Angry

“Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines; I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil. If Adam had seen in a vision the horrible instruments his children were to invent, he would have died of grief.”

Believe Children Grief

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Philosophical

“War for the sake of war is sin, but war for the sake of defense is duty.”

War Defense

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Spiritual

“what is sought by means of free choice is to make room for merits.”

Mean Choices

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Wise

“A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of Saint Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law.”

Men Law Squares

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Hopeful

“That the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom - this is the reason for our rejoicing.”

Reason Rejoice Ransom

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Spiritual

“Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.”

Dog Tails

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Confident

“A simple man with Scripture has more authority than the Pope or a council.”

Men Simple

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Spiritual

“For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty, are 'musts.' Nevertheless, no one should be dragged to them or away from them by the hair, for I can drive no man to heaven or beat him into it with a club.”

Men Heaven Hair

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Happy

“Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.”

Spiritual Angel New Year

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Angry

“Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be put out of sight and ... know nothing but the word of God.”

Religious Humor Sight

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Spiritual

“Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong, but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world.”

World Strong Sin

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