Martin Luther Quotes About Pope

Quotes about: Pope

• Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other-my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen.

  Martin Luther

  Safe, Scripture, Helping

  1521 Speech in defence of his doctrines at the Diet of Worms, 18 Apr.

• A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it

  Martin Luther

  Simple, Scripture, Pope

• I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.

  Martin Luther

  Integrity, Heart, Self

• I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist.

  Martin Luther

  Religious, Humor, Pope

• A simple man with Scripture has more authority than the Pope or a council.

  Martin Luther

  Simple, Men, Scripture

• After the devil himself, there is no worse folk than the pope and his followers.

  Martin Luther

  Devil, Followers, Pope

  "Luther's Works, Volume 41:Church and Ministry III" by Helmut T. Lehman, edited by Eric W. Gritsch, Augsburg Fortress Press, (p. 279), 1966.

• Heretics are not to be disputed with, but to be condemned unheard, and whilst they perish by fire, the faithful ought to pursue the evil to its source, and bathe their heads in the blood of the Catholic bishops, and of the Pope, who is the devil in disguise.

  Martin Luther

  Fire, Blood, Evil

• I know that a Christian should be humble, but against the Pope I am going to be proud and say to him: "You, Pope, I will not have you for my boss, for I am sure that my doctrine is divine.

  Martin Luther

  Christian, Humble, Boss

  Martin Luther (2007). “Commentary on Galatians”, p.28, Lulu.com

• Antichrist is the pope and the Turk [Muslim] together. A beast full of life must have a body and soul. The spirit or soul of Antichrist is the pope, his flesh or body the Turk.

  Martin Luther

  Soul, Together, Body

• Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money.

  Martin Luther

  Christian, Money, Giving

  Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.45, Fortress Press

• Personally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist.

  Martin Luther

  Pope, Obedience, Antichrist

  "The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers" by LeRoy Edwin Froom, Vol. 2, (p. 121), 1950.

• My dear pope, I will kiss your feet and acknowledge you as supreme bishop if you will worship my Christ and grant that through His death and resurrection, not through keeping your traditions, we have forgiveness of sins and life eternal.

  Martin Luther

  Kissing, Acknowledge You, Feet

• May the Lord fill you with His blessings and with hatred of the Pope.

  Martin Luther

  Blessing, Hatred, May

• Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity

  Martin Luther

  Ambition, Captivity, Pope

  Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.220

• When my heart is cold and I cannot pray as I should I scourge myself with the thought of the impiety and ingratitude of my enemies, the Pope and his accomplices and vermin, and Zwingli, so that my heart swells with the righteous indignation and hatred and I can say with warmth and vehemence: 'Holy be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done!' And the hotter I grow the more ardent do my prayers become.

  Martin Luther

  Prayer, Heart, Names

• Great thieves go Scott-free, as the Pope and his crew.

  Martin Luther

  Thieves, Pope, Crew

• The Pope is a mere tormentor of conscience. The assembly of his greased and religious crew in praying was altogether like the croaking of frogs, which edified nothing at all.

  Martin Luther

  Religious, Mentor, Frogs

  Martin Luther (1892). “Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther”

• I only ask in all kindness that the man who wishes at this time to have my books will by no means let them be a hindrance to his own study of the Scriptures, but read them as I read the orders and the ordures of the pope and the books of the sophists.

  Martin Luther

  Education, Kindness, Book

• Then they began to say: 'Yes, but how can we know what is God's Word, and what is right or wrong? We must learn this from the Pope and the councils.' Very well then, let them conclude and say what they please, yet I will reply, you cannot put your confidence in that nor thus satisfy your conscience, for you must determine this matter yourself, for your very life depends upon it. Therefore God must speak to your heart: This is God's Word; otherwise you are undecided.

  Martin Luther

  Heart, Matter, Speak

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