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title: "30 Risen Christ Quotes by 27 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Risen Christ quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Risen Christ sayings and thoughts."
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> [Let this Easter be a joyous one. Let us prepare ourselves, to be worthy of the risen Christ. Happy Easter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-this-easter-be-a-joyous-one-let-us-prepare-ourselves-to-be-worthy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Symbol sometimes of the Devil,sometimes of the Risen Christ, no animal is more untrustworthy than the cock.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-eco/symbol-sometimes-of-the-devil-sometimes-of-the-risen-christ-no-animal/)

[Umberto Eco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-eco/)

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> [May the risen Christ bring you and your family abundant happiness. Have a blessed Easter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/may-the-risen-christ-bring-you-and-your-family-abundant-happiness/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Do not be afraid to go forth and announce the Risen Christ,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/do-not-be-afraid-to-go-forth-and-announce-the-risen-christ/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [Happy Easter! May the risen Christ can also be granted the serenity, joy and hope to you and all your loved ones!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/happy-easter-may-the-risen-christ-can-also-be-granted-the-serenity/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We raise our voices in holy gladness to celebrate the victory of the risen Christ over the terrible forces of death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-raise-our-voices-in-holy-gladness-to-celebrate-the-victory-of-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [“Its meanings include: The risen Christ journeys with us, is with us, whether we know it or not. Sometimes there are moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-j-borg/its-meanings-include-the-risen-christ-journeys-with-us-is-with-us/)

[Marcus J. Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-j-borg/)

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> [Warm and sincere wishes to you and your family on the glorious day of Easter. May the risen Christ visit you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/warm-and-sincere-wishes-to-you-and-your-family-on-the-glorious-day-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [O Risen Christ! O Easter Flower! How dear Thy Grace has grown! From east to west, with loving power, Make all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phillips-brooks/o-risen-christ-o-easter-flower-how-dear-thy-grace-has-grown-from-east/)

[Phillips Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phillips-brooks/)

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> [“Becoming a Christian doesn’t just add something to the old you; it creates a new you. The risen Christ indwells you now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-c-ortlund-jr/becoming-a-christian-doesn-t-just-add-something-to-the-old-you-it/)

[Raymond C. Ortlund Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-c-ortlund-jr/)

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> [There is an Easter sense in which all things are made new in the risen Christ. A tiny gleam of this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evelyn-waugh/there-is-an-easter-sense-in-which-all-things-are-made-new-in-the/)

[Evelyn Waugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evelyn-waugh/)

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> [“Our source of power is in the risen Christ, and we stay connected to Him by beholding Him in His Word and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/our-source-of-power-is-in-the-risen-christ-and-we-stay-connected-to/)

[Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/)

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> [In the first gospel, Mark, the risen Christ appears physically to no one, but by the time we come to the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/in-the-first-gospel-mark-the-risen-christ-appears-physically-to-no/)

[John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelby-spong/)

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> [The early morning belongs to the Church of the risen Christ. At the break of light it remembers the morning on which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/the-early-morning-belongs-to-the-church-of-the-risen-christ-at-the/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [“In short the problem is this: far too few who believe in the risen Christ actually believe in his revolutionary ideas. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/in-short-the-problem-is-this-far-too-few-who-believe-in-the-risen/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

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> [To be risen with Christ means not only that one has a choice and that one may live by a higher law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/to-be-risen-with-christ-means-not-only-that-one-has-a-choice-and-that/)

[Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/)

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> [“Now, in comparison to both Matthew 17 and Revelation 1, it appears that the risen Christ, before his ascension, was not yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/now-in-comparison-to-both-matthew-17-and-revelation-1-it-appears-that/)

[Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/)

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> [“I enter a room now not wondering what I am going to do or say, but what the risen Christ has already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-h-peterson/i-enter-a-room-now-not-wondering-what-i-am-going-to-do-or-say-but/)

[Eugene H. Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-h-peterson/)

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> [The Apostle Peter preaching on the day of Pentecost of the risen Savior, says, "God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-allen-ironside/the-apostle-peter-preaching-on-the-day-of-pentecost-of-the-risen/)

[Henry Allen Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-allen-ironside/)

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> [“The Risen Christ is the standing icon of humanity in its final and full destiny. He is the pledge and guarantee of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/the-risen-christ-is-the-standing-icon-of-humanity-in-its-final-and/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [“That He is a faithful Father, merciful, loving and just. That He loved you so much He sent His only Son to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawana-blackwell/that-he-is-a-faithful-father-merciful-loving-and-just-that-he-loved/)

[Lawana Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawana-blackwell/)

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> [No, you can take it from an expert in cover-ups-I've lived through Watergate-that nothing less than a resurrected Christ could have caused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-colson/no-you-can-take-it-from-an-expert-in-cover-ups-i-ve-lived-through/)

[Charles Colson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-colson/)

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> [“Most important of all, individual believers can experience the power of the risen Christ in their lives today. First of all, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/most-important-of-all-individual-believers-can-experience-the-power/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

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> [The Church even now is the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of heaven. Accordingly, even now His saints reign with Him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine/the-church-even-now-is-the-kingdom-of-christ-and-the-kingdom-of/)

[Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine/)

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> [“There is nothing better - nothing - than knowing that the risen Christ lives right now in heaven, singing over his people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-m-kidd/there-is-nothing-better-nothing-than-knowing-that-the-risen-christ/)

[Reggie M. Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-m-kidd/)

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> [Sunday is the best day of the week because we celebrate the risen Christ of the cross in the local church, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mahaney/sunday-is-the-best-day-of-the-week-because-we-celebrate-the-risen/)

[C. J. Mahaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-mahaney/)

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> [“Paul’s claim to apostleship was that he had seen the risen Christ (1 Cor. 9:1). His calling had come directly from Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-briscoe/paul-s-claim-to-apostleship-was-that-he-had-seen-the-risen-christ-1/)

[Stuart Briscoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-briscoe/)

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> [“The question we’re faced with before the risen Christ is not whether we’ve done a good enough job going out to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-ryan-butler/the-question-we-re-faced-with-before-the-risen-christ-is-not-whether/)

[Joshua Ryan Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-ryan-butler/)

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> [Paul followed Jesus by living as He lived. And how did he do that? Through activities and ways of living that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/paul-followed-jesus-by-living-as-he-lived-and-how-did-he-do-that/)

[Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/)

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> [A happy and a glorious Easter will this one be to all of us who get a new vision of the risen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-l-cuyler/a-happy-and-a-glorious-easter-will-this-one-be-to-all-of-us-who-get-a/)

[Theodore L. Cuyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-l-cuyler/)

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