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title: "11 Christian Going Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/going-to-church-doesn-t-make-you-a-christian-any-more-than-going-to-a/)

[Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/billy-sunday-4239_automobile_going-to-church-doesn-t-make-you-a-chris_2183678.png)

> [In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-fitzgerald/in-terms-of-me-being-a-christian-going-to-israel-was-really-cool/)

[Larry Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-fitzgerald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/larry-fitzgerald-13007_bank_in-terms-of-me-being-a-christian-going-t_1960259.jpg)

> [It's tough being a racecar driver and being a Christian and going to church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-stenhouse-jr/it-s-tough-being-a-racecar-driver-and-being-a-christian-and-going-to/)

[Ricky Stenhouse Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-stenhouse-jr/)

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> [If you're not a Christian, you're going to hell. It's not unloving to say that. it's unloving not to say that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/if-you-re-not-a-christian-you-re-going-to-hell-it-s-not-unloving-to/)

[Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/mark-driscoll-2287_christian_if-you-re-not-a-christian-you-re-going-t_1796355.png)

> [Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-j-peter/going-to-church-doesn-t-make-you-any-more-a-christian-than-going-to/)

[Laurence J. Peter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-j-peter/)

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> [If you're going to be a Christian, you're going to change. You're going to lose some old friends, not because you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/if-you-re-going-to-be-a-christian-you-re-going-to-change-you-re-going/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/johnny-cash-1517_christian_if-you-re-going-to-be-a-christian-you-re_1044210.jpg)

> [Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he's been doing all summer is carrying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/christian-is-going-to-be-the-strongest-man-in-the-nba-next-year/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

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> [Being raised Christian and going to church in a small town, that has a lot to do with my makeup as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colter-wall/being-raised-christian-and-going-to-church-in-a-small-town-that-has-a/)

[Colter Wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colter-wall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/colter-wall-25914_christian_being-raised-christian-and-going-to-chur_2584948.jpg)

> [It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bede-griffiths/it-is-no-longer-a-question-of-a-christian-going-about-to-convert/)

[Bede Griffiths](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bede-griffiths/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/bede-griffiths-22822_christian_it-is-no-longer-a-question-of-a-christia_2547164.jpg)

> [A Christian is not somebody who stays away from all the wicked things he loves and clings to all the righteous things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-washer/a-christian-is-not-somebody-who-stays-away-from-all-the-wicked-things/)

[Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-washer/)

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> [What kind of Christian are you? Did you ever lose a job, or lose a night's sleep, or lose a friend for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-rice/what-kind-of-christian-are-you-did-you-ever-lose-a-job-or-lose-a/)

[John R. Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-rice/)

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