Writings

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.

The Lord is he who has brought us back from the devil to God, from death to life, from sin to righteousness, and now keeps… Read More »Large Catechism: Second Article of the Creed

The Word of God is the true holy thing above all holy things.

Creation is past and redemption is accomplished, but the Holy Spirit carries on his work unceasingly until the last day.

God has exalted this estate of parents above all others.

My prayer is as precious, holy, and pleasing to God as that of St. Paul or of the most holy saints.

God wishes to remove the root and source of this bitterness toward our neighbor.

All our shelter and protection rest in prayer alone.

Marriage is not an exceptional estate, but the most universal and noblest.