Christian Life Quotes

John Frame's magnificent work on the Christian life fully endorses the authority of Scripture and practically addresses the need to consider the situations and people involved in ethical decisions.

The Christian life is one of spiritual courage and determination lived out in our flesh

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

We cannot take a step in our Christian life without the help of the Lord, because we are weak.

The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.

There are three conversions necessary (for the Christian life): the conversion of the heart, the mind, and the purse.

When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless.

All the great amusements are dangerous for the Christian life.

The Christian life is anything but boring.

I don't think it's that hard [to lead a Christian life]. To me it's fun. We have joy and happiness.

Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God, here and now.

The Christian life is not knowing or hearing, but doing.

Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life.

As a result of the assault on Christianity, the Christian faith has been isolated more and more into a tiny private sector of life and removed from the whole public spectrum of America.

I think that if you are going to be successful as a Christian in the arts, you have to be successful in your Christian life.

You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world.

My buddies tell me that I should have waited. They say I'm missing a whole world of fun. But I am happy and I sing with pride. I like the Christian life.

Even the best Christian that ever lived is not acting on his own steam--he is only nourishing or protecting a life he could never have acquired by his own efforts.

The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.

Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life.

I had a battle going on in my head: shall I just enjoy my life and then convert on my deathbed? But I felt I couldn't do that - it was now or never - so I took a step of faith and became a Christian.

Faith is choosing and believing God's dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave you the ability to dream, to create, to imagine.

As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I can't handle this!"

There are many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace.

When you have a major loss in your life, the first thing you need to do is tell God exactly how you feel.

The good part of Christmas is not always Christian -- it is generally Pagan; that is to say, human, natural.

I believe that God is a power underneath my life here on earth. His goodness undergirds me and uplifts me.

The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God's gift of life.

Trusting Him to work out your circumstances instead of using your own might and power will bring deep satisfying joy into your life.

You can be genuinely forgiven by God and other people but still suffer the consequences from a particular sin in your life.

Conservative talk radio hosts have conned the American people into thinking there is such a thing as a pro-life, pro-war, pro-gun, pro-death penalty Christian.

God has willed that we should seek and find God's living Word in the testimony of other Christians, in the mouths of human beings.

In spite of our high-tech world and efficient procedures, people remain the essential ingredient of life.

In gratitude for God's gift of life to us we should share that gift with others. The art of giving encompasses many areas. It is an outgoing, overflowing way of life.

The Christian life is what you do when you realize that you can do nothing.

If you have believed but not obeyed, you have postponed your Christian life.

What happens in the life of Christ happens always and everywhere. In the Christian archetype all lives of this kind are prefigured.

You can receive Christ into your heart, and he can bring joy, and a thrill, and glory such as you have never known - if you will give your life to him.

Abide in Jesus, the sinless One - which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God's will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin.

The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have not 'used' the gospel in and on all parts of our life.

If you love, you will suffer, and if you do not love, you do not know the meaning of a Christian life.

The Christian's life should put his minister's sermon in print.

Because Christianity is a religion of death, it could be treated with the utmost realism, and it could have its orgies, just likethe old religion of nature and life.

Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.

I am engaged in spiritual warfare every day. I must never let down my guard—I must keep armed.

All believers are called to be holy in mind, body, and spirit (1 Peter 1:15).

If we are living according to what we believe, we may be falsely accused.

Make it your goal to become more like Christ by refusing to let sin have its way, and pursuing instead that which is pure and good in the sight of God.

Authentic Christian living has its own order of priority in our lives: God first, others second, self third.

Being” is far more important than “doing.” When we are what we should be inside, we will bring forth fruit.