Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes

[Jesus] said that they will know we are Christians - not by our bumper stickers and T-shirts - but by our love.

What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father.

A Christian is something before he does anything; and we have to be Christian before we can act as Christians.

I think that as a Christian, we're to be a light in this world. I think it's almost like saying "Christian American," it doesn't mean that I'm not American, it just means that I'm distinctly and authentically Christian as much as I am American.

I'm afraid I haven't become a born-again Christian. I'm sort of 'Church of England, lapsed' is about as far as I go.

I am a Christian, but I also don't really see myself as a religious person. I see myself as more of a spiritual person.

We are God's children. We are Christians first, and then what we do flows from that.

Because we call ourselves Christians, our actions need to reflect Christ.

Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that.

Religion is the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian character, a true life.

Being a Christian... is a character which I prize far above all this world has or can boast.

A tree may always be known by its fruit, and a true Christian may always be discovered by their habits, tastes & affections.

You are either a Christian or you are not a Christian; you cannot be partly a Christian. You are either "dead" or "alive"; you are either "born" or "not born".

This is what Christians consider themselves: perfected Jews.

I want to remain distinct and authentically Christian in whatever realm I'm in. That's really what my aim is, for people to see I truly treasure and value Jesus and His Word.

Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.

If people call me Christian, not from the standpoint of religion but from the standpoint of social vision, I declare that I am a Christian.

I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.

Because my faith is important to me and then they wrote it in that my character I would be playing would also be a Christian, many people would often assume now that I'm playing myself on television. And I'm not.

The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing but in God-likeness.

I'm a worldly angel, meaning I've adjusted to the ways of the world, even though I am a child of God. I wouldn't consider myself a Christian rapper, but if we were Christian rappers, we would kill.

It is not possible for Christians to take part in anti-Semitism. We are Semites spiritually.

The pope can go ahead and claim that Trump is not a Christian, but you can't go there when we talking about the president of the United States.

I no longer represent any organized religion. I'm not Catholic. I'm not Christian. I'm saying this because I have to be an outsider for Christ.

I'm a Christian first, and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it. You know who else was kind of "divisive" in terms of challenging the status quo and the powers-that-be of his day? Jesus Christ.