--- title: "12 Believing Christ Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Believing Christ quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Believing Christ sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/pelagius-63893_action_it-is-not-what-you-believe-that-matters_1331334.png" --- > [It is not what you believe that matters; it is how you respond with your heart and your actions. It is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pelagius/it-is-not-what-you-believe-that-matters-it-is-how-you-respond-with/) [Pelagius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pelagius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/pelagius-63893_action_it-is-not-what-you-believe-that-matters_1331334.png) > [Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men's sin, and after three days rose again. This is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/christ-is-the-son-of-god-he-died-to-atone-for-men-s-sin-and-after/) [Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/watchman-nee-1561_believe_christ-is-the-son-of-god-he-died-to-aton_783793.jpg) > [“Believing in Christ is the world's great need, and our great obligation is to tell all people that they need to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-phillips/believing-in-christ-is-the-world-s-great-need-and-our-great/) [Richard D. Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/richard-d-phillips-14207_faith_believing-in-christ-is-the-world-s-great_1748300.jpg) > [“Believing in Christ's resurrection therefore does not mean affirming a fact. It means being possessed by the life-giving Spirit and participating in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-moltmann/believing-in-christ-s-resurrection-therefore-does-not-mean-affirming/) [Jürgen Moltmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-moltmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/j-rgen-moltmann-9122_religion_believing-in-christ-s-resurrection-there_1989176.jpg) > [I found some peace in the Bible and in believing in Christ. To me it doesn't really matter if it's technically true.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrick-brennan/i-found-some-peace-in-the-bible-and-in-believing-in-christ-to-me-it/) [Fredrick Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrick-brennan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/fredrick-brennan-17270_bible_i-found-some-peace-in-the-bible-and-in-b_1491397.jpg) > [Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-louis-cole/believing-in-evolution-is-believing-in-the-unproved-while-believing/) [Edwin Louis Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-louis-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/edwin-louis-cole-7164_believe_believing-in-evolution-is-believing-in-t_1732598.png) > [What is meant by believing in Christ but just going with trusting and loving hearts, and committing to His love and power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-kennedy-hutchison-boyd/what-is-meant-by-believing-in-christ-but-just-going-with-trusting-and/) [Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-kennedy-hutchison-boyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/andrew-kennedy-hutchison-boyd_believe_what-is-meant-by-believing-in-christ-but_2721119.jpg) > [Faith is believing that Christ is what he is said to be, and that he will do what he has promised to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/faith-is-believing-that-christ-is-what-he-is-said-to-be-and-that-he/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/charles-spurgeon-82_believe_faith-is-believing-that-christ-is-what-h_816845.png) > [Following Him is walking in the light and not in darkness. Man on account of sin is in moral and spiritual darkness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arno-c-gaebelein/following-him-is-walking-in-the-light-and-not-in-darkness-man-on/) [Arno C. Gaebelein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arno-c-gaebelein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/arno-c-gaebelein-44682_accounts_following-him-is-walking-in-the-light-an_2734054.jpg) > [“Being persuaded that Christ and his promises are factual is not by itself saving faith. That is why some professing Christians will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/being-persuaded-that-christ-and-his-promises-are-factual-is-not-by/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/john-piper-255_christianity_being-persuaded-that-christ-and-his-prom_2770637.jpg) > [A man who knows that he is saved by believing in Christ does not, when he is baptized, lift his baptism into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/a-man-who-knows-that-he-is-saved-by-believing-in-christ-does-not-when/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/charles-spurgeon-82_baptism_a-man-who-knows-that-he-is-saved-by-beli_2861333.png) > [You will realize that doctrines are inventions of the human mind, as it tried to penetrate the mystery of God. You will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pelagius/you-will-realize-that-doctrines-are-inventions-of-the-human-mind-as/) [Pelagius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pelagius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/pelagius-63893_action_you-will-realize-that-doctrines-are-inve_1376445.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believing-christ/#itemlist", "name": "Believing Christ Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is not what you believe that matters; it is how you respond with your heart and your actions. 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