Quotes about Christianity
The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.
- Jerry Falwell
It's a shame that so many churches are married to a designed-by-Christians-for-Christians-only culture. A culture in which they talk about the Great Commission, sing about the Great Commission, but refuse to reorganize their churches around the Great Commission.
- Andy Stanley
Christians start talking about forgiveness as if somehow forgiveness serves as an escape hatch from the outcome of bad decisions.
- Andy Stanley
The most important thing in your life is your personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Andy Stanley
The most shameful and embarrassing chapters in church history were not the result of anything Jesus or the apostle Paul taught. Our most embarrassing, indefensible moments resulted from Christians leveraging the old covenant concepts.
- Andy Stanley
Participants in the new covenant are not required to obey most of the commandments found in the first half of their Bibles. Participants in the new covenant are expected to obey the single command Jesus issued as part of his new covenant. Namely: As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
- Andy Stanley
The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what we deserve--that's mercy. In addition, God decided to give us what we don't deserve--we call that grace.
- Andy Stanley
Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
- Andy Stanley
Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
- Andy Stanley
Angela, of course, it's just you, and you will never be enough, you will never have all the answers, and you will never become the perfect Christian girl; that's why you have always needed a Savior. Not only does Jesus save you from your sin, He saves you from your weakness. He saves you from your flawed and fallen self. And He saves you from your doubts. He is enough every time you are not.
- Angela Thomas
The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.
- St. Augustine
People have to realize that just because you're a Christian, it doesn't mean that you're perfect, because every once in a while everyone stumbles. Living by faith is about when you do mess up, getting back up, brushing yourself off, and keep trying to improve where you mess up or where you have temptation.
- Tim Tebow