Thomas a Kempis Quotes

No one can truly know Christ unless they follow him in life.

My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.

Now is the time to Start a Normal Christian Life!

He that would be conformed to Christ's image, and become a Christ-like man, must be constantly studying Christ Himself.

We try to do everything that we can to make Christ the center of attention. Our goal is to kind of broaden the definition of worship. I know that God has always used us as a forefront for people to draw closer to Him and get into His presence.

To follow Christ is to become more like Him. It is to learn from His character. As spirit children of our Heavenly Father, we do have the potential to incorporate Christlike attributes into our life and character. The Savior invites us to learn His gospel by living His teachings. To follow Him is to apply correct principles and then witness for ourselves the blessings that follow.

If you're bored, one thing is for sure: You're not following in the footsteps of Christ.

To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.

We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.

The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.

If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him.

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

You really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.

Our identification with Christ should be that whatever He is we also want to become.

The Christian idea of 'putting on Christ' is the whole of Christianity.

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

A life contemplating the blessings of Christ becomes a life acting the love of 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.

What we want is men with a little courage to stand up for Christ. When Christianity wakes up, and every child that belongs to the Lord is willing to speak for Him, is willing to work for Him, and, if need be, willing to die for Him, then Christianity will advance, and we shall see the work of the Lord prosper.

Let us cleave to Christ more closely, love Him more heartily, live to Him more thoroughly, copy Him more exactly, confess Him more boldly, and follow Him more fully.

Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.

So, you want to be like Christ? Me too. But that kind of godliness won't just happen by hanging around a church or thinking lofty thoughts three or four times a day or learning a few verses of Scripture. It will take more - much more. Disciplining ourselves will require the same kind of focused thinking and living that our Master modeled during His brief life on earth.

Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.

See Christ, then you are a Christian; all else is talk.