Martin Luther Merit Quotations

The saved are singled out not by their own merits, but by the grace of the Mediator.

Pure Christian love is not derived from the merit of the object.

Not only the adoration of images is idolatry, but also trust in one's own righteousness, works and merits, and putting confidence in riches and power. As the latter is the commonest, so it also is the most noxious.