That the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom - this is the reason for our rejoicing.
Martin LutherSomeone asked Luther, "Do you feel that you've been forgiven?" He answered, "No, but I'm as sure As there's a God in Heaven!"
Martin LutherAmbition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity
Martin LutherI have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.
Martin LutherThe Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies, not with the bad people but the devout people. O you blasphemers and betrayers of Christ! If Christ had done what you are doing, who would ever have been spared?
Martin Luther