To pray diligently is more than half the task.

All laws and philosophy merely tell us what should be done, but they do not provide the strength to do it.

Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.

This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.

The article of justification is fragile. Not in itself, of course, but in us. I know how quickly a person can forfeit the joy of the Gospel.

Singing has nothing to do with the affairs of this world: it is not for the law. Singers are merry, and free from sorrows and cares.