--- title: "18 Live Christian Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Live Christian quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Live Christian sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/mark-hart-3996_christian_if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-c_1548740.png" --- > [If you want to live as a Christian, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hart/if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-comfortable-with-being/) [Mark Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/mark-hart-3996_christian_if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-c_1548740.png) > [It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. No wonder we need breaking. As long as self is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-the-christian-life-no-wonder-we/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/roy-hession-55073_can-do_it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-th_383948.jpg) > [“You shouldn’t live for yourself alone but you must also learn to live the Christian life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/you-shouldn-t-live-for-yourself-alone-but-you-must-also-learn-to-live/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/sunday-adelaja-35_blessing_you-shouldn-t-live-for-yourself-alone-bu_1059345.jpg) > [I feel like if I live the Christian life, then the people should be able to see it in my everyday actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinton-aaron/i-feel-like-if-i-live-the-christian-life-then-the-people-should-be/) [Quinton Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinton-aaron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/quinton-aaron-47078_able_i-feel-like-if-i-live-the-christian-life_2996232.png) > [Just because we live in a Christian era doesn't mean we're all Christian, necessarily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-stone/just-because-we-live-in-a-christian-era-doesn-t-mean-we-re-all/) [Oliver Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2eb/oliver-stone-1812_christian_just-because-we-live-in-a-christian-era_440723.jpg) > [Every day you live as a Christian, you are accountable to live for Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-johnson/every-day-you-live-as-a-christian-you-are-accountable-to-live-for/) [Monica Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fd/monica-johnson-2905_accountable_every-day-you-live-as-a-christian-you-ar_2217884.jpg) > [If you want to live the Christian life, you will have to realize that Someone Else has to be in control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ludy/if-you-want-to-live-the-christian-life-you-will-have-to-realize-that/) [Eric Ludy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ludy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/eric-ludy-13216_christian_if-you-want-to-live-the-christian-life-y_2992603.png) > [Too many Christians live their Christian lives inside their heads; it never gets out through hands and feet and lips.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-havner/too-many-christians-live-their-christian-lives-inside-their-heads-it/) [Vance Havner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-havner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/vance-havner-1699_christian_too-many-christians-live-their-christian_1973328.jpg) > [Learning to live as a Christian is learning to live as a renewed human being, anticipating the eventual new creation in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/learning-to-live-as-a-christian-is-learning-to-live-as-a-renewed/) [N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/n-t-wright-2-2245_christian_learning-to-live-as-a-christian-is-learn_888813.jpg) > [It is now possible to live a "christian life" without doing the things that Jesus commanded us to do. We have hired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-thomas/it-is-now-possible-to-live-a-christian-life-without-doing-the-things/) [Cal Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/cal-thomas-9453_average_it-is-now-possible-to-live-a-christian-l_325843.png) > [It is the Father's life, and the Father's life alone, that ever lives the Christian life. It is the Father's life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/it-is-the-father-s-life-and-the-father-s-life-alone-that-ever-lives/) [Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/gene-edwards-34849_christian_it-is-the-father-s-life-and-the-father-s_1607969.jpg) > [Some of us live a Christian life as if we're always under the stern, watchful eye of our Father and he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-deyoung/some-of-us-live-a-christian-life-as-if-we-re-always-under-the-stern/) [Kevin DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/kevin-deyoung-1086_christian_some-of-us-live-a-christian-life-as-if-w_2638060.png) > [“The hardest thing in the world to do is to attempt to live a Christian life and meet the obligations of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-to-do-is-to-attempt-to-live-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/anonymous-1_christian_the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-to-do-is_819329.jpg) > [It is possible to live the Christian life just on the surface, knowing only enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/it-is-possible-to-live-the-christian-life-just-on-the-surface-knowing/) [David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/david-jeremiah-990_believer_it-is-possible-to-live-the-christian-lif_443217.jpg) > [“The church of Jesus Christ is therefore like the ocean. It is enormous and diverse. Like the ocean there are warm and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/the-church-of-jesus-christ-is-therefore-like-the-ocean-it-is-enormous/) [Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/timothy-j-keller-3733_christian-friends_the-church-of-jesus-christ-is-therefore_905924.jpg) > [It is a matter of glimpsing that in God's new creation, of which Jesus's resurrection is the start, all that was good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-a-matter-of-glimpsing-that-in-god-s-new-creation-of-which-jesus/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/anonymous-1_christian_it-is-a-matter-of-glimpsing-that-in-god_2392447.jpg) > [If you don't plan to live the Christian life totally committed to knowing your God and to walking in obedience to Him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-arthur/if-you-don-t-plan-to-live-the-christian-life-totally-committed-to/) [Kay Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-arthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/kay-arthur-14925_christ_if-you-don-t-plan-to-live-the-christian_4860.jpg) > [The important thing when you are tied down is to continue to model Christ's love. This will ensure that your words, perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-dever/the-important-thing-when-you-are-tied-down-is-to-continue-to-model/) [Mark Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-dever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/mark-dever-3175_christ_the-important-thing-when-you-are-tied-do_545708.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-christian/#itemlist", "name": "Live Christian Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want to live as a Christian, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Hart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hart/if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-comfortable-with-being/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/mark-hart-3996_christian_if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-c_1548740.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/mark-hart-3996_christian_if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-c_1548740.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/mark-hart-3996_christian_if-you-want-to-live-as-a-christian-get-c_1548740.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want to live as a Christian, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” — Mark Hart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. 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