--- title: "32 Christian Means Quotes by 29 authors" description: "Browse 32 Christian Means quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Christian Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christian_being-a-christian-means-having-love-that_1845091.jpg" --- > [Being a Christian means having love. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/being-a-christian-means-having-love-that-is-unbelievably-difficult/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/pope-benedict-xvi-414_christian_being-a-christian-means-having-love-that_1845091.jpg) > [Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/being-a-christian-means-renouncing-ourselves-taking-up-the-cross-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/pope-francis-85_christian_being-a-christian-means-renouncing-ourse_2458360.png) > [My views as a Christian means there's a moral plumb line that I'm fighting to adhere to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/my-views-as-a-christian-means-there-s-a-moral-plumb-line-that-i-m/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/982/lecrae-981_character_my-views-as-a-christian-means-there-s-a_1576049.png) > [Being a strong Christian means standing on the Word of God, no matter what](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/creflo-dollar/being-a-strong-christian-means-standing-on-the-word-of-god-no-matter/) [Creflo Dollar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/creflo-dollar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/creflo-dollar-23005_christian_being-a-strong-christian-means-standing_207603.jpg) > [I am not one to talk about being a Good Christian by no means at all...But I don't understand how people make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-am-not-one-to-talk-about-being-a-good-christian-by-no-means-at-all/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/anonymous-1_christian_i-am-not-one-to-talk-about-being-a-good_326710.jpg) > [To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-be-a-christian-means-to-forgive-the-inexcusable-because-god-has/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/anonymous-1_christian_to-be-a-christian-means-to-forgive-the-i_1539600.jpg) > [Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. Thats why you are called a Christian. If you remove Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-pacquiao/being-a-christian-means-accepting-christ-as-your-savior-your-god/) [Manny Pacquiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-pacquiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/manny-pacquiao-3255_accepting_being-a-christian-means-accepting-christ_1610924.png) > [“...we think being a Christian means to go to church on Sunday and trying to be good through the week. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-l-smith/we-think-being-a-christian-means-to-go-to-church-on-sunday-and-trying/) [Kimberly L. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-l-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/kimberly-l-smith-253925_christian_we-think-being-a-christian-means-to-go-t_2712589.jpg) > [“The Christian should be characterized by an effort to see things in the best light; if it is true that the word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/the-christian-should-be-characterized-by-an-effort-to-see-things-in/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/pope-john-paul-i-27248_christian_the-christian-should-be-characterized-by_2510200.jpg) > [Education is the art of helping young people to completeness; for the Christian, this means education is helping a young person to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-moreau/education-is-the-art-of-helping-young-people-to-completeness-for-the/) [Basil Moreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-moreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/basil-moreau-43868_art_education-is-the-art-of-helping-young-pe_2453865.jpg) > [“God is not looking for people who act like Christians. He wants us to be Christians! The word Christian means “anointed or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-bevere/god-is-not-looking-for-people-who-act-like-christians-he-wants-us-to/) [Lisa Bevere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-bevere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/lisa-bevere-18654_christian_god-is-not-looking-for-people-who-act-li_1369668.jpg) > [Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. That's why you are called a 'Christian.' If you remove Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-pacquiao/being-a-christian-means-accepting-christ-as-your-savior-your-god-that/) [Manny Pacquiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-pacquiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/manny-pacquiao-3255_accepting_being-a-christian-means-accepting-christ_2154210.png) > [I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherri-shepherd/i-believe-in-jesus-christ-as-my-lord-and-savior-i-believe-that-jesus/) [Sherri Shepherd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherri-shepherd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/sherri-shepherd-8502_belief_i-believe-in-jesus-christ-as-my-lord-and_693460.jpg) > [I am a Christian which means that I believe in the deity of Christ, like Tycho de Brahe, Copernicus, Descartes, Newton, Leibnitz,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augustin-louis-cauchy/i-am-a-christian-which-means-that-i-believe-in-the-deity-of-christ/) [Augustin-Louis Cauchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augustin-louis-cauchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/augustin-louis-cauchy-55086_astronomers_i-am-a-christian-which-means-that-i-beli_1208599.png) > [I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/i-affirm-along-with-many-others-that-the-major-enduring-religions-of/) [Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/marcus-borg-23822_christian_i-affirm-along-with-many-others-that-the_1415751.png) > [“To be a Christian means gradually, Sunday after Sunday, to be subsumed into another story, a different account of where we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-willimon/to-be-a-christian-means-gradually-sunday-after-sunday-to-be-subsumed/) [William H. Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-willimon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/william-h-willimon-44035_bible_to-be-a-christian-means-gradually-sunday_1378888.jpg) > [Principles are what people have instead of God. To be a Christian means among other things to be willing if necessary to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/principles-are-what-people-have-instead-of-god-to-be-a-christian/) [Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/frederick-buechner-883_able_principles-are-what-people-have-instead_577936.jpg) > [I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-eareckson-tada/i-once-read-in-a-bible-commentary-that-the-word-christian-means/) [Joni Eareckson Tada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-eareckson-tada/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/joni-eareckson-tada-2943_bears_i-once-read-in-a-bible-commentary-that-t_1452995.png) > [The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-h-peterson/the-word-christian-means-different-things-to-different-people-to-one/) [Eugene H. Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-h-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/eugene-h-peterson-1745_adventure_the-word-christian-means-different-thing_1088758.jpg) > [It wasn't until I started reading the history of religion that I understood that the definition of Christianity has shifted in many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-dechristopher/it-wasn-t-until-i-started-reading-the-history-of-religion-that-i/) [Tim DeChristopher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-dechristopher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/tim-dechristopher-20612_christian_it-wasn-t-until-i-started-reading-the-hi_2326796.jpg) > [The Christian who desires to follow Jesus carrying his cross must bear in mind that the name "Christian" means "learner or imitator…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mary-claret/the-christian-who-desires-to-follow-jesus-carrying-his-cross-must/) [Anthony Mary Claret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mary-claret/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/anthony-mary-claret-29823_bears_the-christian-who-desires-to-follow-jesu_310336.png) > [“Many of us don't even know what it means to have a Christian perspective on our work. Oh, we know that being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pearcey/many-of-us-don-t-even-know-what-it-means-to-have-a-christian/) [Nancy Pearcey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pearcey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/nancy-pearcey-3368_christian_many-of-us-don-t-even-know-what-it-means_55689.jpg) > [“A Christian in many American circles, for example, means 'right-wing, gun-toting fanatic who hates Democrats.' As such, a pacifist Democrat who called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-dekker/a-christian-in-many-american-circles-for-example-means-right-wing-gun/) [Ted Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-dekker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/ted-dekker-1605_christian_a-christian-in-many-american-circles-for_884233.jpg) > [“To be a Christian means that God has become our point of reference and framework. “In him we live and move and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-mason/to-be-a-christian-means-that-god-has-become-our-point-of-reference/) [Eric Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-mason/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/eric-mason-31125_christian_to-be-a-christian-means-that-god-has-bec_1482472.jpg) > [“Two people whose opinion I respect told me that the word "Christian" would turn people off. This certainly says something about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/two-people-whose-opinion-i-respect-told-me-that-the-word-christian/) [Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/madeleine-l-engle-345_bread-and-wine_two-people-whose-opinion-i-respect-told_845528.jpg) > [“The word "Christian" means 'like Christ'! We are to reflect His beauty, do His deeds, think His thoughts, and speak His words.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-c-frost/the-word-christian-means-like-christ-we-are-to-reflect-his-beauty-do/) [Robert C. Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-c-frost/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/robert-c-frost-89887_answer-to-life_the-word-christian-means-like-christ-we_600209.jpg) > [To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/to-be-christian-means-to-find-the-decisive-revelation-of-god-in-jesus/) [Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b09/marcus-borg-23822_christian_to-be-christian-means-to-find-the-decisi_2547275.png) > [Success is such a relative thing for me. I'm fundamentally a Christian which means that ultimately all of the penultimate titles and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornel-west/success-is-such-a-relative-thing-for-me-i-m-fundamentally-a-christian/) [Cornel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornel-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/cornel-west-708_christian_success-is-such-a-relative-thing-for-me_1666175.jpg) > [To be a Christian means you become a part of the most significant story the world has ever heard. You don't become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/to-be-a-christian-means-you-become-a-part-of-the-most-significant/) [Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/stanley-hauerwas-2675_become_to-be-a-christian-means-you-become-a-par_3161209.jpg) > [“To excuse what can really produce good excuses is not Christian charity; it is only fairness. To be a Christian means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-pathak/to-excuse-what-can-really-produce-good-excuses-is-not-christian/) [Jay Pathak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-pathak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jay-pathak-246569_christian_to-excuse-what-can-really-produce-good-e_1905503.jpg) > [“Many people assume that being a Christian means you follow all the rules and have your life together. They assume that “Christian”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-clark/many-people-assume-that-being-a-christian-means-you-follow-all-the/) [Mark Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/mark-clark-44632_christian_many-people-assume-that-being-a-christia_1503075.jpg) > [The word "Christian" means something in particular. The basic outline and general truths and doctrines central to Christianity have been hammered out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/the-word-christian-means-something-in-particular-the-basic-outline/) [Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/greg-koukl-12385_christian_the-word-christian-means-something-in-pa_2190628.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-means/#itemlist", "name": "Christian Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a Christian means having love. 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