--- title: "15 Christianity Isn Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Christianity Isn quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Christianity Isn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/lynn-anderson-50727_christianity_christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works_443492.png" --- > [“Christianity isn't true because it works; it works because it's true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-anderson/christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works-it-works-because-it-s-true/) [Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/lynn-anderson-50727_christianity_christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works_443492.png) > [Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-has-fundamentalists/) [Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/tony-campolo-2506_christianity_christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-h_36112.png) > [Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-eareckson-tada/christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated-it-s-jesus/) [Joni Eareckson Tada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-eareckson-tada/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/joni-eareckson-tada-2943_christianity_christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated_1953401.png) > [“Christianity isn’t a religion, it’s a relationship. And as we all know, a relationship requires a high commitment to communication.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-arthur/christianity-isn-t-a-religion-it-s-a-relationship-and-as-we-all-know/) [Kay Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-arthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/kay-arthur-14925_christianity_christianity-isn-t-a-religion-it-s-a-rel_1602721.png) > [The beauty of Christianity isn't the work we do, but the relationship we maintain & the atmosphere provided by that relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-beauty-of-christianity-isn-t-the-work-we-do-but-the-relationship/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/anonymous-1_beauty_the-beauty-of-christianity-isn-t-the-wor_1949333.jpg) > [Christianity isn't dead. It still has the capacity to scare people. It still gives people the creeps, which means there is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/christianity-isn-t-dead-it-still-has-the-capacity-to-scare-people-it/) [Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/tucker-carlson-1798_behinds_christianity-isn-t-dead-it-still-has-the_1181397.png) > [Christianity isn't looking for a rainbow. If it were... we'd pass out opium at services. We're trying to serve God, not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-updike/christianity-isn-t-looking-for-a-rainbow-if-it-were-we-d-pass-out/) [John Updike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-updike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/john-updike-396_christianity_christianity-isn-t-looking-for-a-rainbow_1190884.png) > [What replaces Christianity isn't going to be Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and so on. It's going to be something else and something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-douthat/what-replaces-christianity-isn-t-going-to-be-richard-dawkins/) [Ross Douthat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-douthat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/ross-douthat-2949_christianity_what-replaces-christianity-isn-t-going-t_2491637.png) > [Christianity isn't meant to simply be believed; it's meant to be lived, shared, eaten, spoken, and enacted in the presence of other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-held-evans/christianity-isn-t-meant-to-simply-be-believed-it-s-meant-to-be-lived/) [Rachel Held Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-held-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/rachel-held-evans-2876_believed_christianity-isn-t-meant-to-simply-be-be_135207.png) > [“Then Christianity isn’t really opposed to science,” offered Anne cautiously. “No, it isn’t opposed to science at all,” concluded Melchizedek. “On the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-tiel/then-christianity-isn-t-really-opposed-to-science-offered-anne/) [Jeffrey Tiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-tiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/jeffrey-tiel-95639_christianity_then-christianity-isn-t-really-opposed-t_2152478.jpg) > [Without the incarnation, Christianity isn’t even a very good story, and most sadly, it means nothing. “Be nice to one another” is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-spencer/without-the-incarnation-christianity-isn-t-even-a-very-good-story-and/) [Michael Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/michael-spencer-23718_being-nice_without-the-incarnation-christianity-isn_686046.jpg) > [“Christianity isn’t worth a snap of your finger if it doesn’t straighten out your character. I have got tired of all mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-l-moody/christianity-isn-t-worth-a-snap-of-your-finger-if-it-doesn-t/) [D.L. Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-l-moody/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/d-l-moody-4112_christianity_christianity-isn-t-worth-a-snap-of-your_1403075.jpg) > [“... without the incarnation, Christianity isn't even a very good story, and most sadly, it means nothing. "Be nice to one another"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-spencer/without-the-incarnation-christianity-isn-t-even-a-very-good-story-and-2/) [Michael Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/michael-spencer-23718_christianity_without-the-incarnation-christianity-isn_2456842.png) > [Christianity isn’t moving people’s lives today. What’s moving people’s lives is the stock market and the baseball scores. What are people excited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-campbell/christianity-isn-t-moving-people-s-lives-today-what-s-moving-people-s/) [Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/joseph-campbell-300_baseball_christianity-isn-t-moving-people-s-lives_2766608.png) > [“The fact that it was the “Christian church” which chose to do the evils you write about, and to do them using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-a-boyd/the-fact-that-it-was-the-christian-church-which-chose-to-do-the-evils/) [Gregory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-a-boyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de7/gregory-a-boyd-9424_christian_the-fact-that-it-was-the-christian-churc_1257165.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity-isn/#itemlist", "name": "Christianity Isn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Christianity isn't true because it works; it works because it's true.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lynn Anderson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-anderson/christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works-it-works-because-it-s-true/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/lynn-anderson-50727_christianity_christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works_443492.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/lynn-anderson-50727_christianity_christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works_443492.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/lynn-anderson-50727_christianity_christianity-isn-t-true-because-it-works_443492.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Christianity isn't true because it works; it works because it's true.” — Lynn Anderson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Campolo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-has-fundamentalists/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/tony-campolo-2506_christianity_christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-h_36112.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/tony-campolo-2506_christianity_christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-h_36112.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/tony-campolo-2506_christianity_christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-h_36112.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.” — Tony Campolo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joni Eareckson Tada" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-eareckson-tada/christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated-it-s-jesus/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/joni-eareckson-tada-2943_christianity_christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated_1953401.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/joni-eareckson-tada-2943_christianity_christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated_1953401.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/joni-eareckson-tada-2943_christianity_christianity-isn-t-all-that-complicated_1953401.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.” — Joni Eareckson Tada", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Christianity isn’t a religion, it’s a relationship. 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