--- title: "16 God Meaning Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 16 God Meaning quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best God Meaning sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/satyajit-chhotaray-33464_different_if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-wo_2837807.jpg" --- > [If I were a god the meaning of a Love would have been different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/satyajit-chhotaray/if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-would-have-been-different/) [Satyajit Chhotaray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/satyajit-chhotaray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/satyajit-chhotaray-33464_different_if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-wo_2837807.jpg) > [The tears of God are the meaning of history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-wolterstorff/the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-history/) [Nicholas Wolterstorff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-wolterstorff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/nicholas-wolterstorff-31748_funny_the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-hist_1693365.png) > [There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here-if-not-always-of-god-then-at/) [Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charles-taylor-36713_death_there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here_1242608.png) > [The fact is you cannot talk about the love of God. The love of God has no meaning whatsoever unless you understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jeffress/the-fact-is-you-cannot-talk-about-the-love-of-god-the-love-of-god-has/) [Robert Jeffress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jeffress/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/robert-jeffress-4866_god_the-fact-is-you-cannot-talk-about-the-lo_2465789.jpg) > [“Sovereignty means exercising kingly power. We use the word in relation to God meaning that there is absolutely nothing that he does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-goldsworthy/sovereignty-means-exercising-kingly-power-we-use-the-word-in-relation/) [Graeme Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-goldsworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/graeme-goldsworthy-41353_quote_sovereignty-means-exercising-kingly-powe_1923991.jpg) > [“She repeated continually, "My God! my God!" But neither "God" nor "my" had any meaning to her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/she-repeated-continually-my-god-my-god-but-neither-god-nor-my-had-any/) [Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/leo-tolstoy-55_continually_she-repeated-continually-my-god-my-god-b_201533.png) > [“When the crucified Jesus is called "the image of the invisible God," the meaning is that THIS is God, and God is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-moltmann/when-the-crucified-jesus-is-called-the-image-of-the-invisible-god-the/) [Jürgen Moltmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-moltmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/j-rgen-moltmann-9122_crucified_when-the-crucified-jesus-is-called-the-i_590266.png) > [... The idea of God, as meaning an infinitely intelligent, wise and good Being, arises from reflecting on the operations of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hume/the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely-intelligent-wise-and-good/) [David Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/david-hume-538_agnosticism_the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely_645004.jpg) > [For me philosophy begins with these experiences of disappointment: a disappointment at the level of what I would think of as "meaning,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-critchley/for-me-philosophy-begins-with-these-experiences-of-disappointment-a/) [Simon Critchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-critchley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/simon-critchley-11984_disappointment_for-me-philosophy-begins-with-these-expe_459615.jpg) > [“It is different with the upper classes. They, following science, want to base justice on reason alone, but not with Christ, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/it-is-different-with-the-upper-classes-they-following-science-want-to/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_crime_it-is-different-with-the-upper-classes-t_2741739.jpg) > [“God, there must be a meaning. Fiercely he was certain that there must be a meaning. Surely, while we live we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hepworth/god-there-must-be-a-meaning-fiercely-he-was-certain-that-there-must/) [John Hepworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hepworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/john-hepworth-249286_australia_god-there-must-be-a-meaning-fiercely-he_800397.jpg) > [“here’s what’s going to happen: you’re going to die and you’re going to stand at the gates of judgment and you’re going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-going-to-die-and-you-re-going-to/) [David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/david-wong-1098_judgment_here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-goi_648587.jpg) > [... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hume/superstitions-which-being-unable-to-defend-themselves-on-fair-ground/) [David Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/david-hume-538_agnosticism_superstitions-which-being-unable-to-defe_504027.jpg) > [The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse... By misuse, I mean that people who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning-through-thousands-of-years/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/eckhart-tolle-81_absurd_the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning_445320.jpg) > [“The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. I use it sometimes, but I do so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning-through-thousands-of-years-3/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/eckhart-tolle-81_god_the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning_1863482.jpg) > [“The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. I use it sometimes, but I do so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning-through-thousands-of-years-2/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/eckhart-tolle-81_god-is-dead_the-word-god-has-become-empty-of-meaning_881912.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-meaning/#itemlist", "name": "God Meaning Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I were a god the meaning of a Love would have been different.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Satyajit Chhotaray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/satyajit-chhotaray/if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-would-have-been-different/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/satyajit-chhotaray-33464_different_if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-wo_2837807.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/satyajit-chhotaray-33464_different_if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-wo_2837807.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/satyajit-chhotaray-33464_different_if-i-were-a-god-the-meaning-of-a-love-wo_2837807.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I were a god the meaning of a Love would have been different.” — Satyajit Chhotaray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The tears of God are the meaning of history", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholas Wolterstorff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-wolterstorff/the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-history/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/nicholas-wolterstorff-31748_funny_the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-hist_1693365.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/nicholas-wolterstorff-31748_funny_the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-hist_1693365.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/nicholas-wolterstorff-31748_funny_the-tears-of-god-are-the-meaning-of-hist_1693365.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The tears of God are the meaning of history” — Nicholas Wolterstorff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here-if-not-always-of-god-then-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charles-taylor-36713_death_there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here_1242608.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charles-taylor-36713_death_there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here_1242608.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/charles-taylor-36713_death_there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here_1242608.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning.” — Charles Taylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact is you cannot talk about the love of God. 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The idea of God, as meaning an infinitely intelligent, wise and good Being, arises from reflecting on the operations of our own mind, and augmenting, without limit, those qualities of goodness and wisdom.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Hume" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hume/the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely-intelligent-wise-and-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/david-hume-538_agnosticism_the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely_645004.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/david-hume-538_agnosticism_the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely_645004.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/david-hume-538_agnosticism_the-idea-of-god-as-meaning-an-infinitely_645004.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“... 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It was up to you to give it meaning.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Wong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-going-to-die-and-you-re-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/david-wong-1098_judgment_here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-goi_648587.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/david-wong-1098_judgment_here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-goi_648587.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/david-wong-1098_judgment_here-s-what-s-going-to-happen-you-re-goi_648587.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“here’s what’s going to happen: you’re going to die and you’re going to stand at the gates of judgment and…” — David Wong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased from the open country, these robbers fly into the forest, and lie in wait to break in upon every unguarded avenue of the mind, and overwhelm it with religious fears and prejudices. ... 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