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title: "14 Earn God Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Earn God quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Earn God sayings and thoughts."
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> [“he had let go of the need to earn God's love,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bryan-smith/he-had-let-go-of-the-need-to-earn-god-s-love/)

[James Bryan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bryan-smith/)

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> [We don't earn God's love; we receive it. We don't work for His approval; He approves us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dillon-burroughs/we-don-t-earn-god-s-love-we-receive-it-we-don-t-work-for-his-approval/)

[Dillon Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dillon-burroughs/)

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> [“Because it is in giving of ourselves and our possessions that we best please God; by actions, not words. And all men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-kearsley/because-it-is-in-giving-of-ourselves-and-our-possessions-that-we-best/)

[Susanna Kearsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-kearsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/susanna-kearsley-10764_god-grace_because-it-is-in-giving-of-ourselves-and_233542.jpg)

> [Gratitude grows from a seed called grace. If you're not grateful you might still be trying to earn what God freely gives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-giglio/gratitude-grows-from-a-seed-called-grace-if-you-re-not-grateful-you/)

[Louie Giglio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-giglio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/louie-giglio-2490_giving_gratitude-grows-from-a-seed-called-grace_3186158.png)

> [My struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tullian-tchividjian/my-struggle-isn-t-believing-my-performance-can-earn-god-s-favor-my/)

[Tullian Tchividjian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tullian-tchividjian/)

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> ["The way of Cain" describes any religious system that attempts to earn God's favor by works and rituals rather than reliance on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jeffress/the-way-of-cain-describes-any-religious-system-that-attempts-to-earn/)

[Robert Jeffress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jeffress/)

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> [“You can’t buy happiness. You can’t earn it. God isn’t counting all the deals you’re racking up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-b-jones/you-can-t-buy-happiness-you-can-t-earn-it-god-isn-t-counting-all-the/)

[Jenny B. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-b-jones/)

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> [Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/salvation-is-all-about-the-grace-of-god-there-is-absolutely-nothing/)

[Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/francis-chan-548_absolutely-nothing_salvation-is-all-about-the-grace-of-god_1036124.png)

> [“We do good works, not in order to be saved, but because we are saved; not in order to earn God's favor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-brett-harris/we-do-good-works-not-in-order-to-be-saved-but-because-we-are-saved/)

[Alex Brett Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-brett-harris/)

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> [“Christian ethics is not a matter of discovering what's going on in the world and getting in tune with it. It isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/christian-ethics-is-not-a-matter-of-discovering-what-s-going-on-in/)

[N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/n-t-wright-1173_christian-ethics_christian-ethics-is-not-a-matter-of-disc_2003373.png)

> [“It's no wonder we are so messed up when it comes to walking with God. In nearly every aspect of our existence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-p-freeman/it-s-no-wonder-we-are-so-messed-up-when-it-comes-to-walking-with-god/)

[Emily P. Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-p-freeman/)

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> [Our parents will maybe sometimes when they are upset with us and we have been troublesome say something like "Mommy really doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-tutu/our-parents-will-maybe-sometimes-when-they-are-upset-with-us-and-we/)

[Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-tutu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/desmond-tutu-442_approval_our-parents-will-maybe-sometimes-when-th_2467369.jpg)

> [I always thought I had to earn God's love and approval. I kept trying, but it never seemed like I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bakker/i-always-thought-i-had-to-earn-god-s-love-and-approval-i-kept-trying/)

[Jay Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bakker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/jay-bakker-33797_being-true_i-always-thought-i-had-to-earn-god-s-lov_459980.png)

> [“Communion with God is the only thing to live for. You will have to come to that understanding eventually, often after much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/communion-with-god-is-the-only-thing-to-live-for-you-will-have-to/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

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