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> [Terms don't define our lives; our lives define our terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/terms-don-t-define-our-lives-our-lives-define-our-terms/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

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## More by Joshua Harris

> [The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-world-takes-us-to-a-silver-screen-on-which-flickering-images-of/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [When we define our happiness by some point in the future, it will never arrive. We'll keep waiting until tomorrow. If we allow impatience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/when-we-define-our-happiness-by-some-point-in-the-future-it-will/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [You get up and you preach a sermon and people walk away thinking what a great guy - and that's a failure as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/you-get-up-and-you-preach-a-sermon-and-people-walk-away-thinking-what/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [A defining reality for me is what Scripture teaches in Hebrews 12, that God is our father, and that a sign that he loves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/a-defining-reality-for-me-is-what-scripture-teaches-in-hebrews-12/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“I especially loved the Old Testament. Even as a kid I had a sense of it being slightly illicit. As though someone had slipped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/i-especially-loved-the-old-testament-even-as-a-kid-i-had-a-sense-of/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [We can each rest in the knowledge that God is sovereign over our life's situation. No matter where we are today or what mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/we-can-each-rest-in-the-knowledge-that-god-is-sovereign-over-our-life/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“Purity consists of more than remaining a virgin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/purity-consists-of-more-than-remaining-a-virgin/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/during-courtship-guarding-each-other-s-purity-and-refraining-from/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“The face that Moses had begged to see—was forbidden to see—was slapped bloody (Exodus 33:19–20). The thorns that God had sent to curse the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-face-that-moses-had-begged-to-see-was-forbidden-to-see-was/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [I've come to learn that theology matters. It matters not because we want to impress people, but because what we know about God shapes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/i-ve-come-to-learn-that-theology-matters-it-matters-not-because-we/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“The irony of their impatience is that only by learning to wait, and by a willingness to accept the bad with the good, do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-irony-of-their-impatience-is-that-only-by-learning-to-wait-and-by/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“We can't change by fancy methods. We can't change by mere willpower. But God's Spirit working in us can help us to "will and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/we-can-t-change-by-fancy-methods-we-can-t-change-by-mere-willpower/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [“The right thing at a wrong time is a wrong thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-right-thing-at-a-wrong-time-is-a-wrong-thing/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [Courtship is a commitment - it's a promise not to play games with another person's heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/courtship-is-a-commitment-it-s-a-promise-not-to-play-games-with/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

> [Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us. To lay down our desires and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/every-relationship-for-a-christian-is-an-opportunity-to-love-another/)

[Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/)

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