Pope Francis Quotes

If you think you can walk in holiness without keeping up perpetual fellowship with Christ, you have made a great mistake. If you would be holy, you must live close to Jesus.

To the corruptions of Christianity I am, indeed, opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.

Mark this, you that despise and oppose the Message of the Lord God that he sends by Women; What had become of the Redemption of the whole Body of Mankind, if they had not cause to believe the Message that the Lord Jesus sent by these Women

I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ... if I can't take him with me, I don't want to go.

Our love for our Father in Heaven and the Lord Jesus Christ needs to be reflected in our daily choices and actions. They have promised peace, joy, and happiness to those who keep Their commandments.

Were studying in Philippians, and Im trying to figure out this passage, Paul says I want to know Christ. What does that mean? See, hes fascinated by Jesus. I think thats a desire Id like to have on my heart, to know more about Jesus.

It is impossible for a man to be a Christian without having Christ; and if he has Christ he has at the same time all that is in Christ.

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Theres a verse thats meant a lot to me ever since I was in my early 20s. 2 Timothy 2:8, Paul told Timothy to remember Jesus Christ, descended from David and raised from the dead. Thats a good principle, that if my theology, my whole life can be focused on remembering Jesus. Just trying to remember who He is, what He did, being strong in what He did and what He accomplished.

I'm intrigued by all that, by religions, I'm intrigued by Jesus Christ. It's all fascinating.

Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.

The central point of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.

True spirituality consists in living moment to moment by the grace of Jesus Christ.

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

I don't preach a social gospel; I preach the Gospel, period. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is concerned for the whole person.

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

When we come to Christ, we’re no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.

There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.

Focus on fruitful relationships that bring you closer to Jesus Christ.

The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will 'do' through you. The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be interested alone in Jesus Christ.

There is one subject in religion, about which you can never know too much. That subject is Jesus Christ the Lord.

Music is not my life. Christ is my life.

When it comes to Christ, you've got to do the same. Call him crazy, or crown him as king. Dismiss him as a fraud, or declare him to be God. Walk away from him, or bow before him, but don't play games with him.

Jesus Christ was an extremist for love, truth and goodness.