Writings

It is the highest art to know that our sacrament does not depend upon our worthiness.

We pray that what must be done anyway without us may also be done in us.

Christ offers to us the entire treasure which He has brought for us from heaven.

Time and paper would fail me if I were to recount all the blessings that flow from God’s Word.

It seems to me that we shall have our hands full to keep these commandments.

The trust and faith of the heart alone make both God and an idol.

The Father has given himself to us with all his creatures, abundantly provided for us in this life, and showered us with inexpressible eternal treasures… Read More »Large Catechism: Introduction and First Article of the Creed

The distinctive contours of Luther’s theology had already taken shape before the indulgence controversy broke out, as this 1516 letter to a fellow Augustinian friar… Read More »Letter to George Spenlein

In a 1518 letter to his spiritual father, Luther offers his first memoir of his development as a theologian.

The first things that issue and emerge from the heart are words.