Christian Quotes

There is hope in forgiveness

Life begets life by its very nature. By the same token, inspired men inspire.

Jesus did not come to the Earth to start 285 squabbling denominations fighting over the Bible. How like the devil to divide Christians over the Bible.

...a disposition is an unsatisfactory thing unless we give it practical effect - deeds show dispositions.

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

There is nothing God doesn't know about your life. You may know the past and present, but God also knows the future. Choose today to walk securely - not in what you know, but in what you believe.

In Ethiopia, the black people became Christians 1700 years ago, hundreds of years before Northern Europe turned to Christianity... And here, most of the saints are black.

Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.

The moment we change our thinking and start connecting with God, we start connecting with His plans, which always exceed our small plans.

In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, Christians are stuttering.

If the Lord is coming soon, is this not a very practical motive for greater missionary effort? I know of no other motive that has been so stimulating to myself.

Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.

Men call their sons Paul and their dogs Nero today.

If you feel that you can follow a few little rules or some clever gimmicks to make you a mature Christian, then you have fallen into a subtle trap of legalism.

It is difficult, none the less, for the ordinary man to cast off orthodox beliefs, for he is seldom allowed to hear the other side... Whereas the Christian view is pressed on him day in and day out.

He had the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

Ethical man: A Christian holding four aces.

If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry.

Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.

If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going to be a Christian, you may as well be a Catholic.

And what more should I say since it expels the whole host of the virtues from the chamber of the human heart and introduces every barbarous vice as if the bolts of the doors were pulled out.

In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.

Christian holiness does not being sinless, but rather it means struggling not to give in and always getting up after every fall.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

As to the book called the bible, it is blasphemy to call it the Word of God. It is a book of lies and contradictions and a history of bad times and bad men.

As fire is not extinguished by fire, so anger is not conquered by anger, but is made even more inflamed. But meekness often subdues even the most beastly enemies, softens them and pacifies them.

I am saying that there is no salvation apart from Jesus; that’s my evangelical mindset. However, I am not convinced that Jesus only lives in Christians

I'm a Christian, but I don't believe in religion or anything like that.

The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings

Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.

There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.

We must cease to think of the church as a gathering of institutions and organizations, and we must get back to the notion that we are the people of God.

The Gospel is open to all; the most respectable sinner has no more claim on it than the worst.

If you can really make a man believe you love him, you have won him; and if I could only make people really believe that God loves them, what a rush we would see for the kingdom of God!

On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don't quit, whatever you do. Persevere.

I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.

You are not hopeless. You are not helpless. Because there is a God who is alive and loves you!

If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian.

If the pace and the push, the noise and the crowds are getting to you, it's time to stop the nonsense and find a place of solace to refresh your spirit

If you are not willing to be used by God, ask God to make you willing to be willing.

I am a believer in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity.

I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian.

God doesn't need us to give Him our money. He owns everything. Tithing is God's way to grow Christians.

The best style of prayer is that which cannot be called anything else but a cry.

Faith is a principle which hath its root deeper feeling. We believe, whether we see or not.

When Jesus Christ forgives you of sin, He never brings it back up.

Loving God more than anyone or anything else is the very foundation of being a disciple. If you want to live your Christian life to its fullest, then love Jesus more than anyone or anything else.

Who knows who's waiting right now for one of us to invite them into God's family?

I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent.

While travelling near Tampa, Florida I passed the "Jehovah's Witness Assembly Hall" and was struck by the fact that that must be where they make them.