Martin Luther — Concerning Christian Liberty (The Freedom of a Christian)

True, then, are these two sayings: 'Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works'; 'Bad works do not make a bad man, but a bad man does bad works.'

Let us therefore hold it for certain and firmly established that the soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for. But, having the word, it is rich and wa…

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a godly Christian’s weapon, which no man knows or finds, but only he who has the spirit of grace and of prayer.

If you speak of the external clearness, nothing whatever is left obscure or ambiguous; but all things that are in the Scriptures, are by the Word brought forth into the clearest light, and proclaimed to the whole world.

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a godly Christian’s weapon, which no man knows or finds, but only he who has the spirit of grace and of prayer.

Faith is a living, unshakeable confidence in God's grace; it is so certain, that someone would die a thousand times for it.