---
title: "1 Mistakes Christians Quotes By John Pavlovitz"
description: "1 Mistakes Christians quotes by John Pavlovitz. Plus more from John Pavlovitz and more Mistakes Christians sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg"
---

> [“One of the biggest, most damaging mistakes too many Christians so willingly make is assuming that God is as much of a judgmental jerk as we are. But what if we could make room for difference and space for disagreement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistakes-too-many-christians-so/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg)

## More by John Pavlovitz

> [“Jesus was far more relational then he was theological.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/jesus-was-far-more-relational-then-he-was-theological/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“This is often the primary difference between him and so many of those of us who follow him. When we encounter the many ills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/this-is-often-the-primary-difference-between-him-and-so-many-of-those/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“Discrimination hinders people from finding community, and it robs the Church of the tremendous gifts that diversity brings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/discrimination-hinders-people-from-finding-community-and-it-robs-the/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“The distinction between seeing sin and seeing suffering is revelatory if we really let it seep into the deepest hollows of our hearts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/the-distinction-between-seeing-sin-and-seeing-suffering-is-revelatory/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“One of the biggest, most damaging mistakes too many Christians so willingly make is assuming that God is as much of a judgmental jerk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistakes-too-many-christians-so/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“I can’t fathom the transformation of a basket of food to accommodate a multitude (heck, I’m not even sure how our toaster works), but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/i-can-t-fathom-the-transformation-of-a-basket-of-food-to-accommodate/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“Individually and collectively, we will have to be the resistance—offering daily, bold, defiant pushback against all that feels wrong here. This pushback will come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/individually-and-collectively-we-will-have-to-be-the-resistance/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

> [“I knew without blinking that I didn't have to choose between loving God and loving my brother - and he didn't have to choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/i-knew-without-blinking-that-i-didn-t-have-to-choose-between-loving/)

[John Pavlovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pavlovitz/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Mistakes Christians Quotes By John Pavlovitz",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“One of the biggest, most damaging mistakes too many Christians so willingly make is assuming that God is as much of a judgmental jerk as we are. But what if we could make room for difference and space for disagreement in our spiritual communities? What if we could give permission for moral failure and freedom to not be certain, and the chance to gloriously fail without needing those things to become black marks against people or death-penalty offenses? What if we made space for people who are as screwed up as we are?”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Pavlovitz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pavlovitz/one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistakes-too-many-christians-so/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“One of the biggest, most damaging mistakes too many Christians so willingly make is assuming that God is as…” — John Pavlovitz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/",
            "name": "Mistakes Christians Quotes by John Pavlovitz",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-pavlovitz-48272_christianity_one-of-the-biggest-most-damaging-mistake_620102.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Mistakes Christians quotes by John Pavlovitz. Plus more from John Pavlovitz and more Mistakes Christians sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Mistakes Christians",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "John Pavlovitz",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes-christians/john-pavlovitz/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```