The Christian faith is ultimately not only a matter of doctrine or understanding or of intellect, it is a condition of the heart. — Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people. — Martin Luther
The Christian faith allows us to see further and deeper, to appreciate that nature is studded with signs, radiant with reminders, and emblazoned with symbols of God, our creator and redeemer. — Alister E. McGrath
Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love...receiving from above [faith] and giving out below [love]. — Martin Luther
Christianity is not a message which has to be believed, but an experience of faith that becomes a message. — Edward Schillebeeckx
The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ. — Philipp Melanchthon
Faith is like a tender plant, rooted in Christ alone, watered by the Spirit and the Word, strengthened by the winds of adversity and the sunshine of blessing. — Anne Graham Lotz
Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love; he acts the parable of divine love by saving us. That is the Christian faith. — Austin Farrer
Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life. — Karl Barth
True faith is not a leap into the dark; it's a leap into the light — Eric Metaxas
True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others! — Sinclair B. Ferguson
A true faith in Jesus Christ will not suffer us to be idle. No, it is an active, lively, restless principle; it fills the heart, so that it cannot be easy till it is doing something for Jesus Christ. — George Whitefield
Living faith is above circumstances; no delays can discourage it, no loss of friends or depression in trade can touch it. — Rees Howells
Faith is the solid, unshakable confidence in God which is built upon assurance that He is faithful to His promises. — David Jeremiah
Short Christian Faith Quotes
I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs. — Patricia Ireland
The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. — Tullian Tchividjian
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. — Helen Keller
In all true faith there is complete committal to God. — Lee Roberson
Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved. — Billy Graham
Top 10 Christian Faith Quotes
If our children have the background of a godly, happy home and this unshakable faith that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, they will have a foundation that the forces of hell cannot shake. — Ruth Graham
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. — Reinhard Bonnke
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials. — Smith Wigglesworth
Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation. — Clare of Assisi
The voice you believe will determine the future you experience — Steven Furtick
To the servant of God... every place is the right place, and every time is the right time. — St. Catherine of Siena
Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. — Steven Furtick
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement. — Saint Augustine
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. — Rick Warren
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. — Max Lucado
Christian Faith Image Quotes
When your will is God's will, you will have your will. — Charles Spurgeon
Real true faith is man's weakness leaning on God's strength. — Dwight L. Moody
To trust God in the light is nothing, but to trust him in the dark, that is faith.
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence. — John Calvin
Believe the incredible and you can do the impossible. — Fulton J. Sheen
Accept what is. Let go what was. Have faith in what will be.
If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love. — Saint Augustine
Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation. — Robert H. Schuller
Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble. — Max Lucado
Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.
Remember who you are and whose you are. — Thea Bowman
The Bible in the memory is better than the Bible in the book case. — Charles Spurgeon
When your vision is clear have faith and trust yourself even when you don't know where your path is taking you.
God's part is to put forth power; our part is to put forth faith. — Andrew Bonar
All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust.
Inspirational Quotes
Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle
Christian Quotes
Candidates With Deeply Held Christian Beliefs Are Unfit and Disqualified From Serving As A Federal Judge. — Charles Schumer
A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ. — Jonathan Edwards
Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water; but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world; but if the world gets into them, they sink. — Dwight L. Moody
Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith.
A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps. — Saint Augustine
Hell is not a place you go if you're not a Christian, it's the failure of your life's greatest ambition. — Immortal Technique
Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sometimes the thing that is holding you back is all in your head.
I don't give a damn what queers do, and don't give a damn what Christians do. Just get the hell out of my way because I want to live my life and I don't want the government sucking 60% of my wages off my ass. — Alex Jones
The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.” — Charles Spurgeon
If you are not concerned about your neighbor's salvation, then I am concerned for yours. — Ray Comfort
As a Christian, when your trial is getting hotter, you are getting closer to your breakthrough! Keep pressing! — T. B. Joshua
Christian Bible Quotes
The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly. — Soren Kierkegaard
Most Christians would like to send their recruits to Bible college for five years. I would like to send them to hell for five minutes. That would do more than anything else to prepare them for a lifetime of compassionate ministry. — William Booth
I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book. — Abraham Lincoln
Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
It represents a Bible verse I wear on my shoe. Philippians 4:13. It says 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' It's also my mantra, how I get up for games and why I play the way I do. — Stephen Curry
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. — Paul the Apostle
The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation. — Dwight L. Moody
Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. — Ulysses S. Grant
The Gospel is like water; no man invented it, yet no man can live without it. — Reinhard Bonnke
The Law and the Gospel are two keys. The Law is the key that shutteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out. — William Tyndale
Orthodox Christian Quotes
Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself. — Leo Tolstoy
God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves. — Saint John Chrysostom
The greatest danger to Christianity is, I contend, not heresies, not heterodoxies, not atheists, not profane secularism - no, but the kind of orthodoxy which is cordial drivel, mediocrity served up sweet. There is nothing that so insidiously displaces the majestic as cordiality. — Soren Kierkegaard
Even if we have thousands of acts of great virtue to our credit, our confidence in being heard must be based on God's mercy and His love for men. Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved. — Saint John Chrysostom
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! — John the Baptist
Food is not evil, but gluttony is. Childbearing is not evil, but fornication is. Money is not evil, but avarice is. Glory is not evil, but vainglory is. Indeed, there is no evil in existing things, but only in their misuse. — Maximus the Confessor
These three things God requires of all the Baptized: right faith in the heart, truth on the tongue, temperance in the body. — Gregory of Nazianzus
Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience. — John Climacus
Every success in anything we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet say: 'Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory' (Ps. 113:9). — Seraphim of Sarov
Christian Life Quotes
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. — Hudson Taylor
Learn to commit every situation to God, and trust Him for the outcome. God's love for you never changes, no matter what problems you face or how unsettled life becomes. — Billy Graham
You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die. — Cicely Saunders
It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path. — Katharine Drexel
All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof. — John Wycliffe
The Christian should never worry about tomorrow or give sparingly because of a possible future need. Only the present moment is ours to serve the Lord, and tomorrow may never come...Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service. — George Muller
Many of us are missing something in life because we are after the second best, I put before you what I have found to be the best - one who is worthy of all our devotion - Jesus Christ. He is the Saviour for the young and the old. Lord, here I am — Eric Liddell
I've discovered most Christians don't know what to do with difficult situations because they have bought into the lie that God owes us (for our good behaviour). The reality of life is that if you live long enough you are going to bleed, cry and hurt. AND God is still God IN that. — Matt Chandler
Life is too short, the world is too big and God's love is too great to live ordinary. — Christine Caine
Don't waste another moment crying over what went wrong! If it wasn't a blessing - it was a lesson. — Paula White
Religion Christian Quotes
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. — Billy Sunday
If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified. — Leonard Ravenhill
My heart has become capable of every form: It is a pasture for gazelles And a monastery for Christian monks, And the pilgrim's Ka'ba, And the tablets of the Torah, And the book of the Koran. I follow the religion of Love: Whatever way love's camel takes, That is my religion, my faith. — Ibn Arabi
Enter into the promises of God. It is your inheritance. You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him. — Smith Wigglesworth
Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times. — Smith Wigglesworth
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions. — John Wesley
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. — C. S. Lewis
If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go — A. A. Allen
Speaking in tongues is not enough.If we turn men from unchristian religions to christianity we must produce miracles which convince men that Christ lives and He is real today. — T.L. Osborn
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all. — Saint Augustine
Catholic Faith Quotes
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me. — Clare of Assisi
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — Benedict of Nursia
I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them. — Fulton J. Sheen
The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host. — Fulton J. Sheen
The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful. — Pope Pius X
Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith. — Pope Francis
Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. — Rose of Lima
If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories. — Scott Hahn
Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. — Thomas Aquinas
Christian Truth Quotes
Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic. — Francis Schaeffer
Now may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal high priest himself, the Son of God Jesus Christ, build you up in faith and truth and in all gentleness and in all freedom from anger and forbearance and steadfastness and patient endurance and purity. — Polycarp
Wherever you go, God is with you - watching over you, protecting you, and providing the truth you need for every situation. The question is, will you open your heart to His Word, apply it to your life, and allow God to change you so that He can use you in ways far greater than you can imagine? — Charles Stanley
I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man. — Alexander Hamilton
Worshippers aren't made when they see the enemy on the run, put to flight. The truth is, worshippers of God are made during dark, stormy nights. And how we respond to our storms determines just what kind of worshippers we are. — David Wilkerson
We must not adopt the world's view and then tweak it to make it Christian. We must draw a line in the sand and stand firm in the radical teachings of Christ and His gospel. We must preach the truth and be the examples of the truth we preach. — Paul Washer
If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.' — John F. MacArthur
Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love. — John Stott
Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, tell the truth, learn the truth, defend the truth even to death. — Jan Hus
God rewards the person who is diligent. And for those who will take time in their day to seek the Lord, for those who will take time to read His Word, for those who will take time to wait upon Him, He will reveal His truths to them. — Greg Laurie
Christian Theology Quotes
Any theology that is indifferent to the theme of liberation is not Christian theology. — James H. Cone
A missional theology...appl ies to the whole of life of every believer. Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God, and every disciple is to carry the mission of God into every sphere of life. We are all missionaries sent into a non-Christian culture. — Alan Hirsch
What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour. — Walter Martin
To be a Christian is to be a theologian-a student of God and his will. The contemporary disdain for theological content and emphasis on self-image and emotions were not shared by the apostolic church. — R. C. Sproul
To understand a Bible text it takes an act of the Holy Spirit equal to the act that inspired the text in the first place. A revelation of the Holy Spirit in one glorious flash of inward illumination would teach you more of Jesus than five years in a theological seminary. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
No Christian can avoid theology. Every Christian has a theology. The issue, then, is not, dowe want to have a theology? That's a given. The real issue is, do we have a sound theology.? Do we embrace true or false doctrine? — R. C. Sproul
The greatest tragedy in the history of Christianity was neither the Crusades nor the Reformation nor the Inquisition, but rather the split that opened up between theology and spirituality at the end of the Middle Ages. — Hans Urs von Balthasar
The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion. — Thomas Paine
In fact, most of the changes found in early Christian manuscripts have nothing to do with theology or ideology. Far and away the most changes are the result of mistakes pure and simple slips of the pen, accidental omissions, inadvertent additions, misspelled words, blunders of one sort or another. — Bart D. Ehrman
Christian theology is the grandmother of Bolshevism. — Oswald Spengler
Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God. — John Calvin
Loving one another with the charity of Christ, let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds so that compelled by such an example, the sisters may also grow in the love of God and charity for one another. — Clare of Assisi
Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world. Let us not tire of preaching love. Though we see that waves of violence succeed in drowning the fire of Christian love, love must win out; it is the only thing that can. — Oscar Romero
Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other's hearts in prayer. — Charles Grandison Finney
To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God. — John of the Cross
I am convinced the greatest act of love we can ever perform for people is to tell them about God's love for them in Christ. — Billy Graham
God does not change - and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born... He loves you now... and He will love you forever. — Billy Graham
If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and Religious today... The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone... we must be compassionate! — Josephine Bakhita
Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing. — Nicky Gumbel
If you are a Christian, you are in danger. If you decided to abandon your faith and become an atheist, you also are to be liquidated according to their concept. You are in danger if you decide to become a Muslim. It is not going to save you anyway because they believe traditional Islam is hostile to their goals. — Vladimir Putin
Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things! — Andrew Murray
Understand this well: there is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations, and it is up to each one of you to discover it. — Josemaria Escriva
Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace. — Teresa of Avila
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? — Corrie Ten Boom
For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God's love, as we strive daily to become better people. The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach. — Queen Elizabeth II
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues. — Brother Lawrence
My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, HE is my righteousness. My faith rests not upon what I am or shall be or feel or know, but in what Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me. Hallelujah! — Charles Spurgeon
The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. — Pope Gregory I
Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the windows which hope has opened. — Charles Spurgeon
Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from God. God will not ask you to do something that hinders your relationship with Christ. — Henry Blackaby
We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself. — Oswald Chambers
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