--- title: "16 God love Quotes By Francis Chan" description: "16 God love quotes by Francis Chan. Plus more from Francis Chan and more God love sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/francis-chan-548_god_are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuf_1144664.png" --- > [Are we in love with God or just His stuff?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuff/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/francis-chan-548_god_are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuf_1144664.png) > [A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterized-by-committed-settled/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/francis-chan-548_christian_a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterize_2324391.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) > [The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-fact-is-i-need-god-to-help-me-love-god-and-if-i-need-his-help-to/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/francis-chan-548_facts_the-fact-is-i-need-god-to-help-me-love-g_2746798.png) > [The very fact that a holy, eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, merciful, fair, and just God loves you and me is nothing short of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-very-fact-that-a-holy-eternal-all-knowing-all-powerful-merciful/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/francis-chan-548_astonishing_the-very-fact-that-a-holy-eternal-all-kn_3186354.png) > [The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-best-things-in-life-are-gifts-from-the-one-who-steadfastly-loves/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/francis-chan-548_asks_the-best-things-in-life-are-gifts-from-t_1751174.png) > [When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/when-we-love-god-because-we-feel-we-should-love-him-instead-of/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/francis-chan-548_feels_when-we-love-god-because-we-feel-we-shou_894398.png) > [God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/god-is-love-but-he-also-defines-what-love-is-we-don-t-have-the/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/francis-chan-548_define-love_god-is-love-but-he-also-defines-what-lov_2735092.png) > [“The only problem is that it was a concept I was aught, not something I implicitly knew o be true. For years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-only-problem-is-that-it-was-a-concept-i-was-aught-not-something-i/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/francis-chan-548_god-love_the-only-problem-is-that-it-was-a-concep_3102856.png) > [Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church…as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/lukewarm-people-give-money-to-charity-and-to-the-church-as-long-as-it/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/francis-chan-548_charity_lukewarm-people-give-money-to-charity-an_2180440.png) > [God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/god-is-calling-you-to-a-passionate-love-relationship-with-himself-the/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/francis-chan-548_answers_god-is-calling-you-to-a-passionate-love_2498161.png) > [...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/when-we-love-god-we-naturally-run-to-him-frequently-and-zealously/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/francis-chan-548_command_when-we-love-god-we-naturally-run-to-him_2994811.png) > [ “So why, when we constantly offend Him and we are so unlovable and unloving, does God persist in loving us?… \[W\]hy does… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/so-why-when-we-constantly-offend-him-and-we-are-so-unlovable-and/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/francis-chan-548_compassion_so-why-when-we-constantly-offend-him-and_3199920.png) > [If a guy were dating my daughter but didn't want to spend the gas money to come pick her up or refused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/if-a-guy-were-dating-my-daughter-but-didn-t-want-to-spend-the-gas/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/francis-chan-548_children_if-a-guy-were-dating-my-daughter-but-did_1757338.jpg) > [All my life I've heard people say, 'God loves you.' It's probably the most insane statement you could make to say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/all-my-life-i-ve-heard-people-say-god-loves-you-it-s-probably-the/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/francis-chan-548_believer_all-my-life-i-ve-heard-people-say-god-lo_1109978.jpg) > [“If you merely pretend that you enjoy God or love Him, He knows. You can't fool Him; don't even try. Instead, tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/if-you-merely-pretend-that-you-enjoy-god-or-love-him-he-knows-you-can/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/francis-chan-548_god-love_if-you-merely-pretend-that-you-enjoy-god_1316836.png) ## Other authors on God love ## More by Francis Chan > [If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/if-you-want-to-see-the-big-stuff-that-god-has-you-ve-got-to-take-some/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/god-is-compassionate-and-just-loving-and-holy-wrathful-and-forgiving/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [“In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us. Each of us has lukewarm elements and practices in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/in-the-midst-of-our-failed-attempts-at-loving-jesus-his-grace-covers/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/jesus-call-to-commitment-is-clear-he-wants-all-or-nothing/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/yes-it-is-god-who-works-in-you-and-yes-there-is-work-for-you-to-do/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-point-of-your-life-is-to-point-to-him-whatever-you-are-doing-god/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/lukewarm-people-love-others-but-do-not-seek-to-love-others-as-much-as/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [“Life is comfortable when you separate yourself from people who are different from you. That epitomizes what my life was like: characterized by comfort.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/life-is-comfortable-when-you-separate-yourself-from-people-who-are/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/christ-can-come-back-at-any-time-so-the-one-thing-you-want-to-have-in/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [“Awe Factor” video at www.crazylovebook.com to get a taste of the awe factor of our God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/awe-factor-video-at-www-crazylovebook-com-to-get-a-taste-of-the-awe/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [“What I want you to do right now is to go online and look at the “Awe Factor” video at www.crazylovebook.com to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/what-i-want-you-to-do-right-now-is-to-go-online-and-look-at-the-awe/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/multi-tasking-is-keeping-me-from-whole-hearted-worship/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [The stress that some of us feel - it's a lack of faith, it really is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/the-stress-that-some-of-us-feel-it-s-a-lack-of-faith-it-really-is/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/we-have-become-dangerously-comfortable-believers-ooze-with-wealth-and/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > [Not being able to understand God is frustrating, but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/not-being-able-to-understand-god-is-frustrating-but-it-is-ridiculous/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-love/francis-chan/#itemlist", "name": "16 God love Quotes By Francis Chan", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Are we in love with God or just His stuff?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francis Chan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuff/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/francis-chan-548_god_are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuf_1144664.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/francis-chan-548_god_are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuf_1144664.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/francis-chan-548_god_are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuf_1144664.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Are we in love with God or just His stuff?” — Francis Chan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francis Chan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterized-by-committed-settled/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/francis-chan-548_christian_a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterize_2324391.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/francis-chan-548_christian_a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterize_2324391.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/francis-chan-548_christian_a-person-who-is-obsessed-is-characterize_2324391.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before…” — Francis Chan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you that you are so wrong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francis Chan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i-don-t-need-a-church-to-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/francis-chan-548_church_some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i_2092905.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/francis-chan-548_church_some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i_2092905.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/francis-chan-548_church_some-of-you-are-sitting-at-home-saying-i_2092905.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you that…” — Francis Chan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact is, I need God to help me love God. 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