We ought first to know that there are no good works except those which God has commanded, even as there is no sin except that which God has forbidden.
Martin LutherAnyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?
Martin LutherI was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.
Martin LutherIf then, Moses so distinctly announces that there is in us not only a faculty, but also a facility for keeping all commandments, why are we sweating so much? ... What need is there now of Christ or of Spirit? We have found a passage that asserts freedom of choice, but also distinctly teaches that the keeping of the commandments is easy.
Martin Luther