--- title: "12 Denominational Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Denominational quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Denominational sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/t-d-jakes-1544_about_i-m-not-particularly-political-i-m-not-p_1948987.png" --- > [I'm not particularly political. I'm not particularly denominational. I'm not worried about any of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/i-m-not-particularly-political-i-m-not-particularly-denominational-i/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/t-d-jakes-1544_about_i-m-not-particularly-political-i-m-not-p_1948987.png) > [I probably believe in God in a non-denominational way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-davis/i-probably-believe-in-god-in-a-non-denominational-way/) [Kristin Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/kristin-davis-9928_believe_i-probably-believe-in-god-in-a-non-denom_1366278.jpg) > [I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-barnett/i-have-my-own-faith-which-i-ve-developed-it-s-non-denominational-i/) [Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-barnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/samuel-barnett-15432_about_i-have-my-own-faith-which-i-ve-developed_3089319.jpg) > [I hope I get the bliss. And I know I'm going to have to work for it. But I've got to say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keanu-reeves/i-hope-i-get-the-bliss-and-i-know-i-m-going-to-have-to-work-for-it/) [Keanu Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keanu-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/keanu-reeves-2935_bliss_i-hope-i-get-the-bliss-and-i-know-i-m-go_2887730.jpg) > [I am an enthusiastic participant in a church, but I have never been particularly concerned with denominational identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/i-am-an-enthusiastic-participant-in-a-church-but-i-have-never-been/) [Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/stanley-hauerwas-2675_am_i-am-an-enthusiastic-participant-in-a-ch_2058642.png) > [I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jensen-ackles/i-consider-myself-a-non-denominational-christian-i-grew-up-in-a-bible/) [Jensen Ackles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jensen-ackles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/jensen-ackles-20224_belief_i-consider-myself-a-non-denominational-c_248301.png) > [I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-dobson/i-am-not-against-muslim-schools-but-as-i-believe-in-integration-i/) [Frank Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-dobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/frank-dobson-37063_believe_i-am-not-against-muslim-schools-but-as-i_113458.png) > [The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-clayton/the-denominational-world-tries-to-pressure-its-members-to-focus-on/) [John Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-clayton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/john-clayton-23635_birth_the-denominational-world-tries-to-pressu_1287979.jpg) > [Probably after Vietnam and Watergate, there was an increasing distrust of institutions, so that Jesus was still in, but the institutional church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-gibbs/probably-after-vietnam-and-watergate-there-was-an-increasing-distrust/) [Eddie Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-gibbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/eddie-gibbs-56326_attraction_probably-after-vietnam-and-watergate-the_759646.jpg) > [I have been to non-denominational churches like National Community Church in Washington D.C., but I've also gone to Lake Placid Baptist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elana-meyers/i-have-been-to-non-denominational-churches-like-national-community/) [Elana Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elana-meyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/elana-meyers-3896_baptists_i-have-been-to-non-denominational-church_408222.jpg) > [Paul points out that some say, 'I'm of Paul,' while others say, 'I'm of Apollos.' He asked, 'Isn't that carnal?' But what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-smith/paul-points-out-that-some-say-i-m-of-paul-while-others-say-i-m-of/) [Chuck Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/chuck-smith-20213_baptists_paul-points-out-that-some-say-i-m-of-pau_566865.png) > [“What if we who follow Jesus worked as one unit? What if we put aside the slight doctrinal differences, the denominational/movement mentality?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holdsworth/what-if-we-who-follow-jesus-worked-as-one-unit-what-if-we-put-aside/) [David Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holdsworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/david-holdsworth-14918_church_what-if-we-who-follow-jesus-worked-as-on_2522894.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/denominational/#itemlist", "name": "Denominational Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not particularly political. I'm not particularly denominational. I'm not worried about any of that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "T. D. 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I got baptized with my fiancé (Nic Taylor) this last year at Saranac Lake Baptist Church (in New York), so maybe that makes us Baptist. 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He asked, 'Isn't that carnal?' But what's the difference between saying that or saying, 'I'm a Baptist,' 'I'm a Presbyterian,' 'I'm a Methodist,' 'I'm a Catholic'? I have found that the more spiritual a person becomes, the less denominational he is. We should realize that we're all part of the Body of Christ and that there aren't any real divisions in the Body. 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