--- title: "15 Christian Heart Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Christian Heart quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Christian Heart sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ralph-peters-19697_christian_a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart_2195864.png" --- > [A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it into law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-peters/a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart-doesn-t-need-to-write-it-into/) [Ralph Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ralph-peters-19697_christian_a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart_2195864.png) > [The Christian's heart must be soaked in prayer before the true spiritual fruits begin to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in-prayer-before-the-true/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_christian_the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in_2971040.png) > [Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian's heart; man cannot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/actually-only-god-can-satisfy-a-christian-s-heart-man-cannot/) [Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/watchman-nee-1561_christian_actually-only-god-can-satisfy-a-christia_2183425.jpg) > [If you find yourself mistreated, misunderstood, and mocked as a Christian, take heart, for so they did to the Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-deyoung/if-you-find-yourself-mistreated-misunderstood-and-mocked-as-a/) [Kevin DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/kevin-deyoung-1086_christ_if-you-find-yourself-mistreated-misunder_2130745.png) > [The lazy Christian has his mouth full of complaints, when the active Christian has his heart full of comforts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-brooks/the-lazy-christian-has-his-mouth-full-of-complaints-when-the-active/) [Thomas Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/thomas-brooks-2757_active_the-lazy-christian-has-his-mouth-full-of_569403.png) > [I am a Christian. With all my being. My heart loves Jesus 100.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-franklin/i-am-a-christian-with-all-my-being-my-heart-loves-jesus-100/) [Kirk Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-franklin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/kirk-franklin-4036_am_i-am-a-christian-with-all-my-being-my-he_382419.jpg) > [No one can truly see Christ, and drink in the influence of his character, and not be a Christian at heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-hubbel-chapin/no-one-can-truly-see-christ-and-drink-in-the-influence-of-his/) [Edwin Hubbel Chapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-hubbel-chapin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/edwin-hubbel-chapin-1652_character_no-one-can-truly-see-christ-and-drink-in_2277787.png) > [“When the travesties scattered throughout our modern art museums are set alongside the glories of ancient Greece, the Christian heart should swell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-wilson/when-the-travesties-scattered-throughout-our-modern-art-museums-are/) [Douglas Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/douglas-wilson-2686_ancient_when-the-travesties-scattered-throughout_137569.png) > [A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/a-spirit-of-thankfulness-is-one-of-the-most-distinctive-marks-of-a/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/billy-graham-234_christian_a-spirit-of-thankfulness-is-one-of-the-m_2556376.png) > [“A Christian’s heart for God should be like a teakettle on a flaming stove burner—hot to touch, visibly steaming, and audible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/a-christian-s-heart-for-god-should-be-like-a-teakettle-on-a-flaming/) [Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/372/elizabeth-george-1393_audible_a-christian-s-heart-for-god-should-be-li_1261839.jpg) > [Christ was vitoe magister, not scholoe; and he is the best Christian whose heart beats with the purest pulse towards heaven; not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-cudworth/christ-was-vitoe-magister-not-scholoe-and-he-is-the-best-christian/) [Ralph Cudworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-cudworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/ralph-cudworth-27428_beats_christ-was-vitoe-magister-not-scholoe-an_1067596.jpg) > [The truly changed, truly converted, truly Christian heart can say with John Newton, “I am not what I ought to be. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-dever/the-truly-changed-truly-converted-truly-christian-heart-can-say-with/) [Mark Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-dever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/mark-dever-3175_changed_the-truly-changed-truly-converted-truly_2987311.png) > [Christ came not to possess our brains with some cold opinions, that send down a freezing and benumbing influence into our hearts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-cudworth/christ-came-not-to-possess-our-brains-with-some-cold-opinions-that/) [Ralph Cudworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-cudworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/ralph-cudworth-27428_beats_christ-came-not-to-possess-our-brains-wi_2018558.jpg) > [When a man receives something Divine, in his heart he rejoices; but when he receives something diabolic, he is disturbed. The Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seraphim-of-sarov/when-a-man-receives-something-divine-in-his-heart-he-rejoices-but/) [Seraphim of Sarov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seraphim-of-sarov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/seraphim-of-sarov-24017_cfs_when-a-man-receives-something-divine-in_2895077.jpg) > [See that your chief study be about heart, that there God's image may be planted, and his interest advanced, and the interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-baxter/see-that-your-chief-study-be-about-heart-that-there-god-s-image-may/) [Richard Baxter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-baxter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/richard-baxter-2985_casts_see-that-your-chief-study-be-about-heart_2265353.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-heart/#itemlist", "name": "Christian Heart Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it into law.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Peters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-peters/a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart-doesn-t-need-to-write-it-into/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ralph-peters-19697_christian_a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart_2195864.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ralph-peters-19697_christian_a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart_2195864.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ralph-peters-19697_christian_a-nation-that-is-christian-at-its-heart_2195864.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it into law.” — Ralph Peters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Christian's heart must be soaked in prayer before the true spiritual fruits begin to grow.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aiden Wilson Tozer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in-prayer-before-the-true/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_christian_the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in_2971040.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_christian_the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in_2971040.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_christian_the-christian-s-heart-must-be-soaked-in_2971040.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Christian's heart must be soaked in prayer before the true spiritual fruits begin to grow.” — Aiden Wilson Tozer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian's heart; 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I am not what I wish to be. I am not what I hope to be. Yet I can truly say, I am not what I once was. 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