Source: The Table Talk of Martin Luther
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Famous Martin Luther Quotes
Source: Commentary on Galatians, Luther
Source: Through the Year with Martin Luther: A Selection of Sermons Celebrating the Feasts and Seasons of the Christian Year
“Prayer is a powerful thing; for God has bound and tied himself thereunto.”
Source: The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt
“The church converteth the whole world by blood and prayer.”
Source: The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt
Source: The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt
Source: Letters
“Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.”
“The fewer the words, the better the prayer.”
Source: What Luther says: an anthology
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”
“I've got so much work to do today, I'd better spend two hours in prayer instead of one.”
“Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.”
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
“The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.”
“To pray well is the better half of study.”
Source: Luther's Table-talk
“It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last of the evening.”
“All who call on God in true faith...will certainly be heard.”
Source: First Principles of the Reformation, Or, The Ninety-five Theses and the Three Primary Works of Martin Luther
Source: Day by Day We Magnify You: Daily Readings for the Entire Year
Source: What Luther says: an anthology
“It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.”
“If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.”
Source: Luther's Table-talk
Source: Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional