Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth10 November 1483
CityEisleben, Germany
CountryGermany
The Gospel is nothing less than laughter and joy.
If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
The heart overflows with gladness, and leaps and dances for the joy it has found in God. In this experience the Holy Spirit is active, and has taught us in the flash of a moment the deep secret of joy. You will have as much joy and laughter in life as you have faith in God.
You have as much laughter as you have faith.
It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.
Whenever I happen to be prevented by the press of duties from observing my hour of prayer, the entire day is bad for me
Even though they grow weary and wear themselves out with child- bearing, it does not matter; let them go on bearing children till they die, that is what they are there for
Everything done in the world is done by hope.
I maintain that some Jew wrote it (the Book of James) who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any
Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.
Over and above that we let them get rich on our sweat and blood, while we remain poor and they suck the marrow from our bones
We are at fault for not slaying them (the Jews)
Pray, and let God worry.