October 31, 1517 Quotes

“Of course, the Catholics also believed in grace and faith. But they disagreed on how grace and faith were effected and experienced and what part the church to which they all belonged was to play.”
― Martin E. Marty, October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World

“Getting closer to home, is it a fully satisfying repentance if we only deal with the past, which cannot be changed? “Alas, what did I do?” I don’t think so. Believers get closer to repentance instead by asking, “Alas, what kind of person was I that I could do that?”
― Martin E. Marty, October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World