Quote

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.

Martin Luther

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Martin Luther
Age: 62 †
Born: 1483
Born: November 10
Died: 1546
Died: February 18
Bible Translator
Hymnwriter
Lawyer
Lyricist
Monk
Pastor
Philosopher
Priest
Professor
Protestant Reformer
Songwriter
Theologian
Translator
Eisleben
Martinos Luter
Marczin Luther
Martti Luther
Martin Lutr
Marcin Luter
Mātīn Lūtœ
Martí Luther
Mārtiņš Luters
Martín Lutero
Márton Luther
Marṭin Luter
D. M. L. A.
Luttar Cāstiriyār
Martinus Luther
Maarten Luther
Luther
Lutʻŏ
Marti Luther
Martin Lutero
Marton Luther
Fight
Bite
Teach
Preacher
Bites
Fighting
Defend
Able
Soldier
Must
Teeth
Shepherd
Mouth
Nourish
Mouths
Shepherds

More quotes by Martin Luther

Image
Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
Martin Luther
Image
Grace was not given to heal the spiritually sick but to decorate spiritual heroes!
Martin Luther
Image
May the Lord fill you with His blessings and with hatred of the Pope.
Martin Luther
Image
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
Martin Luther
Image
When God creates faith in a man, that is as great a work as if He created heaven and earth all over again.
Martin Luther
Image
The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
Martin Luther
Image
Indeed, to spur your Baal to action, I will taunt and challenge you ... to create as much as a single frog in the name and by the power of free choice, though the heathen and ungodly magicians in Egypt were able to create many.... I will not set you the heavy task of creating lice, which they could not produce either
Martin Luther
Image
Human nature is like a drunk peasant. Lift him into the saddle on one side, over he topples on the other side.
Martin Luther
Image
I would rather obey than work miracles.
Martin Luther
Image
It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown from the head of some philosophical Zeus. It was born from the wounds of despair and disappointment. It is a cry of daily hurt and persistent pain.
Martin Luther
Image
Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.
Martin Luther
Image
What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good.
Martin Luther
Image
Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be put out of sight and ... know nothing but the word of God.
Martin Luther
Image
If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry.
Martin Luther
Image
It is the most ungodly and dangerous business to abandon the certain and revealed will of God in order to search in to the hidden mysteries of God.
Martin Luther
Image
God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
Martin Luther
Image
The organ in the worship service is a sign of Baal.
Martin Luther
Image
The law works fear and wrath grace works hope and mercy.
Martin Luther
Image
Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I'll show you his god.
Martin Luther
Image
A preacher should have the skill to teach the unlearned simply roundly, and plainly for teaching is of more importance than exhorting.
Martin Luther