Barack Obama Quotes

Jesus taught that the mark of the Christian is the observable love shown among all true believers.

Sheldon Vanauken wrote that the strongest argument for Christianity is Christians, when they are drawing life from God. The strongest argument against Christianity? Also Christians, when they become exclusive, self-righteous, and complacent.

The founder of Crunk Feminists is a Christian. If you claim to be a Christian, but then you attack somebody for saying you should approach a problem with love, you're not being a true Christian.

For Faith is the beginning and the end is love, and God is the two of them brought into unity. After these comes whatever else makes up a Christian gentleman.

As Christians, our compassion is simply a response to the love that God has already shown us.

Whatever we do, we must keep God in the forefront. Let us be Christian in all of our actions. But I want to tell you this evening that it is not enough for us to talk about love, love is one of the pivotal points of the Christian face, faith. There is another side called justice. And justice is really love in calculation. Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love.

Christianity is a religion for losers.

For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to love one's neighbour, but also to allow oneself to be loved by one's neighbour. These two attitudes go together, one cannot be exercised without the other. Printed on the letterhead of the Missionaries of Charity are these words of Jesus: "as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me". Loving God in our brethren and loving our brethren in God.

Those in the circle of Christ had no doubt of his love; those in our circles should have no doubt about ours.

And let me say only this one word more: that the little things that a little Christian does are not any more than the larger things that an older Christian does.

Christians are losers.

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

If you ignore every single thing Jesus told you to do, you are just auditing. You're not a Christian.

More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world.

God is love, and that love works through men-especially through the whole community of Christians.

If the Gospel and the Apostles may be credited, no man can be a Christian without charity, and without that faith which works, not by force, but by love.

I do what I believe the Lord did, and that is walk in love with all mankind, which I don't see a lot of Christians doing. Christians can be so judgmental, that it can turn off people who are considering converting. It makes me a little embarrassed, to tell you the truth, when I hear Christians criticizing others. I have to fight against being discouraged, because I don't want to be connected with people who are so intolerant of much of mankind like that. God loves us all. He really does. And I want to walk in love with people.

Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life.

Are you angry with someone? Pray for that person. That is what Christian love is.

Said 2,000 years of Christian history, baby And you ain't learned to love me yet?

Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us, the more I believe they will come to realize that we are trying to exemplify in our lives and in our living the great ideals which (Jesus Christ) taught.

If only everyone could experience the joy of being Christian, being loved by God Who gave His Son for us!

Obedience decks the Christian most.

Christian - One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal intentions may be ever so honest, earnest, and sacrificial.