Can We Learn From Luther’s ‘Ear’?

In 1517, in his Lectures on Hebrews, Martin Luther said that the most important organ a Christian possesses is his ear:
God... requires only the ears... For if you ask a Christian what the work is by which he becomes worthy of the name 'Christian', he will be able to give absolutely no other answer than that it is hearing the word of God, that is, faith. Therefore the ears alone are the organs of a Christian.