--- title: "1 Christ Foundation Quotes By D.R. Silva" description: "1 Christ Foundation quotes by D.R. Silva. Plus more from D.R. Silva and more Christ Foundation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/d-r-silva-16509_bible_while-your-foundation-can-still-be-perfe_986264.jpg" --- > [“While your foundation can still be perfectly built on verses and stories in scripture, if it's not built on the person of Christ, your foundation is no good, and will eventually fail you. DIY”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/while-your-foundation-can-still-be-perfectly-built-on-verses-and/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/d-r-silva-16509_bible_while-your-foundation-can-still-be-perfe_986264.jpg) ## More by D.R. Silva > [ “The Gospel is the happy news that “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not holding their sin against them.”\[12\] Whose sin… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/the-gospel-is-the-happy-news-that-god-was-in-christ-reconciling-the/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“I only run from darkness when I'm not confident in my ability to shine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/i-only-run-from-darkness-when-i-m-not-confident-in-my-ability-to-shine/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“I used to be afraid of the dark until I learned that I am light and the dark is afraid of me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/i-used-to-be-afraid-of-the-dark-until-i-learned-that-i-am-light-and/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/you-don-t-need-a-master-s-in-theology-to-love-people/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“Although nobody in the grace movement is saying grace is a license to sin (nor have they ever), it’s often assumed that, since we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/although-nobody-in-the-grace-movement-is-saying-grace-is-a-license-to/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“If sickness brought glory God, Jesus would have spread disease, not healed it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/if-sickness-brought-glory-god-jesus-would-have-spread-disease-not/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“If Jesus didn't do it, don't say the Father does. If Jesus did do it, don't say the Father doesn't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/if-jesus-didn-t-do-it-don-t-say-the-father-does-if-jesus-did-do-it/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“My job as a Christian is not to get people to heaven when they die, it's to get heaven to people while they're alive”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/my-job-as-a-christian-is-not-to-get-people-to-heaven-when-they-die-it/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“Your behavior doesn't show you who you are, it shows you who you believe yourself to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/your-behavior-doesn-t-show-you-who-you-are-it-shows-you-who-you/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/christians-are-famous-for-telling-people-to-be-child-like-and-yet-one/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“The problem, especially with people stirring up this “hyper-grace” controversy, is that they’ve added limitations where He has added none, and have kept limitations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/the-problem-especially-with-people-stirring-up-this-hyper-grace/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“How can a God who said, “Love your enemies” spend so much time killing His own?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/how-can-a-god-who-said-love-your-enemies-spend-so-much-time-killing/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“Law does, "because God said so!"; Grace does because it understands the reason God said so.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/law-does-because-god-said-so-grace-does-because-it-understands-the/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“Repentance is a result of God's kindness, not a prerequisite to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/repentance-is-a-result-of-god-s-kindness-not-a-prerequisite-to-it/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) > [“While your foundation can still be perfectly built on verses and stories in scripture, if it's not built on the person of Christ, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/while-your-foundation-can-still-be-perfectly-built-on-verses-and/) [D.R. 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