--- title: "12 Essence Christianity Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Essence Christianity quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Essence Christianity sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/heidi-baker-8187_christianity_union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence_2459461.png" --- > [Union and Communion: this is the essence of Christianity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-baker/union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence-of-christianity/) [Heidi Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heidi-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/heidi-baker-8187_christianity_union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence_2459461.png) > [“God did not, as the Bible says, make man in His image; on the contrary man, as I have shown in The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-feuerbach/god-did-not-as-the-bible-says-make-man-in-his-image-on-the-contrary/) [Ludwig Feuerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-feuerbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/ludwig-feuerbach-3406_bible_god-did-not-as-the-bible-says-make-man-i_2634861.png) > [“Faith in the real annihilation of the world - … a world antagonistic to the wishes of the Christian is therefore a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-feuerbach/faith-in-the-real-annihilation-of-the-world-a-world-antagonistic-to/) [Ludwig Feuerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-feuerbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/ludwig-feuerbach-3406_annihilation_faith-in-the-real-annihilation-of-the-wo_1548207.png) > [The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-essence-of-christianity-is-an-ever-new-encounter-with-the-god-who/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/pope-benedict-xvi-414_approach_the-essence-of-christianity-is-an-ever-n_10227.jpg) > [Probably the most profound thing in the Bible is 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.' This is what,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-brubeck/probably-the-most-profound-thing-in-the-bible-is-love-your-enemies-do/) [Dave Brubeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-brubeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/dave-brubeck-10370_bible_probably-the-most-profound-thing-in-the_2516718.jpg) > [The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-thomas/the-essence-of-christianity-as-i-see-it-is-love-the-essence-of/) [Mark Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/mark-thomas-22192_atheism_the-essence-of-christianity-as-i-see-it_378470.png) > [The essence of Christianity consists therein: that the creation of the Father, destroyed by sin, is again restored in the death of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-bavinck/the-essence-of-christianity-consists-therein-that-the-creation-of-the/) [Herman Bavinck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-bavinck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-life_the-essence-of-christianity-consists-the_1525867.png) > [The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/the-essence-of-christianity-is-told-us-in-the-garden-of-eden-history/) [Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/frank-zappa-702_adam_the-essence-of-christianity-is-told-us-i_330513.jpg) > [The essence of Christianity is centered upon the Lord Jesus Christ. The sum and substance of being a Christian is trusting Christ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/the-essence-of-christianity-is-centered-upon-the-lord-jesus-christ/) [Steven J Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-j-lawson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/steven-j-lawson-13433_breadth_the-essence-of-christianity-is-centered_2803496.jpg) > [“The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/the-essence-of-christianity-is-told-us-in-the-garden-of-eden-history-2/) [Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/frank-zappa-702_adam_the-essence-of-christianity-is-told-us-i_487587.jpg) > [The essence of Christianity is the appeal to the life of Christ as a revelation of the nature of God and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appeal-to-the-life-of-christ-as-a/) [Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/alfred-north-whitehead-836_agency_the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appea_2720503.png) > [“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/initially-the-god-of-the-old-testament-might-seem-overwhelming-and/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/criss-jami-320_agnosticism_initially-the-god-of-the-old-testament-m_1357939.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/essence-christianity/#itemlist", "name": "Essence Christianity Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Union and Communion: this is the essence of Christianity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Heidi Baker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-baker/union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence-of-christianity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/heidi-baker-8187_christianity_union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence_2459461.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/heidi-baker-8187_christianity_union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence_2459461.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/heidi-baker-8187_christianity_union-and-communion-this-is-the-essence_2459461.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Union and Communion: this is the essence of Christianity.” — Heidi Baker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“God did not, as the Bible says, make man in His image; 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The Mother, the Child, and the bare manger: the lowly man, homeless and self-forgetful, with his message of peace, love, and sympathy: the suffering, the agony, the tender words as life ebbed, the final despair: and the whole with the authority of supreme victory.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alfred North Whitehead" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appeal-to-the-life-of-christ-as-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/alfred-north-whitehead-836_agency_the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appea_2720503.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/alfred-north-whitehead-836_agency_the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appea_2720503.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/alfred-north-whitehead-836_agency_the-essence-of-christianity-is-the-appea_2720503.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The essence of Christianity is the appeal to the life of Christ as a revelation of the nature of God and of…” — Alfred North Whitehead", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is good. 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