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title: "4 Christianity Summed Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but/)

[John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/)

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> [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but-2/)

[John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/)

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> [ Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love...receiving from above \[faith\] and giving out below \[love\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/christianity-can-be-summed-up-in-the-two-terms-faith-and-love/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

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> [Real Christianity can be summed up in two commands: Love God, and love people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/real-christianity-can-be-summed-up-in-two-commands-love-god-and-love/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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