--- title: "24 Church Love Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 24 Church Love quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Church Love sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it_1288137.jpg" --- > [“The greatest Church is within you, and it is made of love, courage and conscience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it-is-made-of-love-courage-and/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it_1288137.jpg) > [Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-john-chrysostom/nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-as-the-love-of-power/) [Saint John Chrysostom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-john-chrysostom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/saint-john-chrysostom-2375_church_nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-a_649461.jpg) > [“Peace is my creed. Hope is my doctrine. The world is my church. Love is my religion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/peace-is-my-creed-hope-is-my-doctrine-the-world-is-my-church-love-is/) [Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/matshona-dhliwayo-52_church-quotes_peace-is-my-creed-hope-is-my-doctrine-th_1144480.jpg) > [I'm happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-patrick-king/i-m-happiest-in-an-empty-church-i-love-the-smell-of-a-church/) [Michael Patrick King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-patrick-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fb/michael-patrick-king-19532_church_i-m-happiest-in-an-empty-church-i-love-t_985575.png) > [As a church we must love Jesus, or else we have lost our reason for existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/as-a-church-we-must-love-jesus-or-else-we-have-lost-our-reason-for/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/charles-spurgeon-82_church_as-a-church-we-must-love-jesus-or-else-w_1853161.png) > [I'm a true singer who grew up singing in church, so I love singing my heart out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naturi-naughton/i-m-a-true-singer-who-grew-up-singing-in-church-so-i-love-singing-my/) [Naturi Naughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naturi-naughton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/naturi-naughton-12087_church_i-m-a-true-singer-who-grew-up-singing-in_3064434.png) > [People are so shocked when they find... out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go to church, and I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/people-are-so-shocked-when-they-find-out-i-am-protestant-i-am/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/donald-trump-18_church_people-are-so-shocked-when-they-find-out_789088.jpg) > [If the first mark of a true and living church is love, the second is suffering. The one is naturally consequent on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/if-the-first-mark-of-a-true-and-living-church-is-love-the-second-is/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/john-stott-1926_authenticity_if-the-first-mark-of-a-true-and-living-c_2331652.jpg) > [These then are the marks of the ideal Church - love, suffering, holiness, sound doctrine, genuineness, evangelism and humility. They are what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/these-then-are-the-marks-of-the-ideal-church-love-suffering-holiness/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/john-stott-1926_christ_these-then-are-the-marks-of-the-ideal-ch_1003308.png) > [I love Jesus' Church! I love the charismatics, the Calvary Chapels, the non-denominational ones, and even the ones that don't believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-welch/i-love-jesus-church-i-love-the-charismatics-the-calvary-chapels-the/) [Brian Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/brian-welch-23843_believe_i-love-jesus-church-i-love-the-charismat_1578639.jpg) > [I still hope. I wouldn't be in this position if I didn't. I love the church. I love the Bible. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/i-still-hope-i-wouldn-t-be-in-this-position-if-i-didn-t-i-love-the/) [John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelby-spong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/john-shelby-spong-1488_bible_i-still-hope-i-wouldn-t-be-in-this-posit_728089.png) > [Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i-don-t-need-a-church-to-love/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/francis-chan-548_church_some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i_2092905.png) > [“What I got out of church was a love of God, and a detestable feeling for the men standing in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-god-and-a-detestable-feeling/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/jarod-kintz-2_love_what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-g_2907807.jpg) > [Why should men love the Church? Why should they love her laws? She tells them of Life and Death, and of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-s-eliot/why-should-men-love-the-church-why-should-they-love-her-laws-she/) [T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-s-eliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/t-s-eliot-633_christianity_why-should-men-love-the-church-why-shoul_2249083.png) > [“We are created in the image of our heavenly parents; we are God's spirit children. Therefore, we have a vast capacity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/we-are-created-in-the-image-of-our-heavenly-parents-we-are-god-s-2/) [Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/dieter-f-uchtdorf-762_children_we-are-created-in-the-image-of-our-heave_2873220.jpg) > [“Why should men love the Church? Why should they love her laws? She tells them of Life and Death, and of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-s-eliot-2/why-should-men-love-the-church-why-should-they-love-her-laws-she-2/) [T.S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-s-eliot-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/t-s-eliot-2-1761_death_why-should-men-love-the-church-why-shoul_2522160.jpg) > [“I'm not a religious believer, yet despite that I go to church. I love the architecture, the music, the words of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-follett/i-m-not-a-religious-believer-yet-despite-that-i-go-to-church-i-love/) [Ken Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-follett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/ken-follett-941_architecture_i-m-not-a-religious-believer-yet-despite_2793730.jpg) > [ I just feel like the people who are discouraged about religion, it's \[really\] the connotation of people that go to church. People… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reba-mcentire/i-just-feel-like-the-people-who-are-discouraged-about-religion-it-s/) [Reba McEntire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reba-mcentire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/reba-mcentire-4189_believe_i-just-feel-like-the-people-who-are-disc_538454.jpg) > [“Our evangelical culture is one that promotes tolerance and love. But it isn’t loving to tolerate bad teaching in the church. Love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-byrd/our-evangelical-culture-is-one-that-promotes-tolerance-and-love-but/) [Aimee Byrd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-byrd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/aimee-byrd-50188_discernment_our-evangelical-culture-is-one-that-prom_1284498.jpg) > [ The life function of \[the local church\] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-colson/the-life-function-of-the-local-church-is-to-love-the-god-who-created/) [Charles Colson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-colson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/charles-colson-7127_care_the-life-function-of-the-local-church-is_963816.jpg) > [And when we go to church, read our Bibles, have our quiet times, and go to Christian conferences, we too can build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/and-when-we-go-to-church-read-our-bibles-have-our-quiet-times-and-go/) [Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/richard-stearns-24755_care_and-when-we-go-to-church-read-our-bibles_2847292.jpg) > [My biggest prayer is to love her right. I want to love her like Christ loved the Church, love her like her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-biggest-prayer-is-to-love-her-right-i-want-to-love-her-like-christ/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/anonymous-1_being-in-love_my-biggest-prayer-is-to-love-her-right-i_3160933.jpg) > [“Already in the Old Testament, God’s love for Israel had been compared to the marital bond (Isa 62:5; Jer 2–3; Ezek 16;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston-sprinkle/already-in-the-old-testament-god-s-love-for-israel-had-been-compared/) [Preston Sprinkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston-sprinkle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/preston-sprinkle-23202_bible_already-in-the-old-testament-god-s-love_1670796.jpg) > [“How baffling you are, oh Church, and yet how I love you! How you have made me suffer, and yet how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-carretto/how-baffling-you-are-oh-church-and-yet-how-i-love-you-how-you-have/) [Carlo Carretto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-carretto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/carlo-carretto-91714_church-of-christ_how-baffling-you-are-oh-church-and-yet-h_2556858.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-love/#itemlist", "name": "Church Love Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The greatest Church is within you, and it is made of love, courage and conscience.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abhijit Naskar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it-is-made-of-love-courage-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it_1288137.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it_1288137.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_the-greatest-church-is-within-you-and-it_1288137.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The greatest Church is within you, and it is made of love, courage and conscience.” — Abhijit Naskar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saint John Chrysostom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-john-chrysostom/nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-as-the-love-of-power/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/saint-john-chrysostom-2375_church_nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-a_649461.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/saint-john-chrysostom-2375_church_nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-a_649461.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/saint-john-chrysostom-2375_church_nothing-will-divide-the-church-so-much-a_649461.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power.” — Saint John Chrysostom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Peace is my creed. 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Stand aside—I’m starving!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarod Kintz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-god-and-a-detestable-feeling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/jarod-kintz-2_love_what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-g_2907807.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/jarod-kintz-2_love_what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-g_2907807.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/jarod-kintz-2_love_what-i-got-out-of-church-was-a-love-of-g_2907807.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What I got out of church was a love of God, and a detestable feeling for the men standing in the way of…” — Jarod Kintz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why should men love the Church? 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How you have made me suffer, and yet how much I owe you! I would like to see you destroyed, and yet I need your presence. You have given me so much scandal and yet you have made me understand what sanctity is. I have seen nothing in the world more devoted to obscurity, more compromised, more false, and yet I have touched nothing more pure, more generous, more beautiful. How often I have wanted to shut the doors of my soul in your face, and how often I have prayed to die in the safety of your arms. No, I cannot free myself from you, because I am you, though not completely. And besides, where would I go? Would I establish another? I would not be able to establish it without the same faults, for they are the same faults I carry in me. And if I did establish another, it would be my Church, not the Church of Christ. I am old enough to know that I am no better than anyone else. …) The Church has the power to make me holy but it is made up, from the first to the last, only of sinners. And what sinners! It has the omnipotent and invincible power to renew the Miracle of the Eucharist, but is made up of men who are stumbling in the dark, who fight every day against the temptation of losing their faith. It brings a message of pure transparency but it is incarnated in slime, such is the substance of the world. It speaks of the sweetness of its Master, of its non-violence, but there was a time in history when it sent out its armies to disembowel the infidels and torture the heretics. It proclaims the message of evangelical poverty, and yet it does nothing but look for money and alliances with the powerful. Those who dream of something different from this are wasting their time and have to rethink it all. And this proves that they do not understand humanity. Because this is humanity, made visible by the Church, with all its flaws and its invincible courage, with the Faith that Christ has given it and with the love that Christ showers on it. 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I have tried to remove it in vain. There is so much that not even a flame will take it away' (Ezechiel 24, 12). But then there is even something more beautiful. The Holy Spirit who is Love, sees us as holy, immaculate, beautiful under our guises of thieves and adulterers. (…) It’s as if evil cannot touch the deepest part of mankind. He re-establishes our virginity no matter how many times we have prostituted our bodies, spirits and hearts. In this, God is truly God, the only one who can ‘make everything new again’. It is not so important that He will renew heaven and earth. What is most important is that He will renew our hearts. This is Christ’s work. 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