Martin Luther Quotes on Belief & Faith (15 Quotes)

If by any effort of reason I could conceive how God, Who shows so much anger and iniquity, could be merciful and just, there would be no need of faith.

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.

We cannot attain to the understanding of Scripture either by study or by the intellect. Your first duty is to begin by prayer. Entreat the Lord to grant you, of His great mercy, the true understanding of His Word. There is no other interpreter of the Word of God than the Author of this Word, as He Himself has said, 'They shall be all taught of God' (John 645). Hope for nothing from your own labors, from your own understanding trust solely in God, and in the influence of His Spirit. Believe this on the word of a man who has experience.

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.

Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake.

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.

Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?

If I had to refute all the other articles of the Jewish faith, I should be obliged to write against them as much and for as long a time as they have used for inventing their lies - that is, longer than two thousand years

If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.

Where there are no good works, there is no faith. If works and love do not blossom forth, it is not genuine faith, the Gospel has not yet gained a foothold, and Christ is not yet rightly known.

The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the man to God, love brings him to men.

Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.

Christian life consists of faith and charity.

Reason is the enemy of faith.