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title: "19 Think Christianity Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Think Christianity quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Think Christianity sayings and thoughts."
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> [I am not sure I can make clear what it means to say I come from the Catholic side of Protestantism, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/i-am-not-sure-i-can-make-clear-what-it-means-to-say-i-come-from-the/)

[Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/)

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> [“Do not think that Christianity is something slavish and irksome, and conversely that the consummation of youthful desires is something upon which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-martin-boltzius/do-not-think-that-christianity-is-something-slavish-and-irksome-and/)

[Johann Martin Boltzius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-martin-boltzius/)

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> [I've been a Christian for a long time, and I think that Christianity gets a bad rap. I think that people's perception…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andie-macdowell/i-ve-been-a-christian-for-a-long-time-and-i-think-that-christianity/)

[Andie MacDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andie-macdowell/)

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> [A lot of people think Christianity is about always being perfect. It's actually the opposite of that. It's realizing that we're all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-ray-cyrus/a-lot-of-people-think-christianity-is-about-always-being-perfect-it-s/)

[Billy Ray Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-ray-cyrus/)

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> [You think Christianity is favorable to women? On the contrary. It is the Christian countries that have produced the prostitute and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-richardson/you-think-christianity-is-favorable-to-women-on-the-contrary-it-is/)

[Dorothy Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-richardson/)

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> [It is fatally easy to think of Christianity as something to be discussed and not as something to be experienced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-barclay/it-is-fatally-easy-to-think-of-christianity-as-something-to-be/)

[William Barclay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-barclay/)

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> [Some folks think that Christianity means a kind of insurance policy, and that it has little to do with this life, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/some-folks-think-that-christianity-means-a-kind-of-insurance-policy/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-vincent-peale/do-you-think-christianity-could-have-lasted-for-nearly-two-thousand/)

[Norman Vincent Peale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-vincent-peale/)

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> [The time has come for us to think of Christianity in a different way. Instead of thinking of God entering human life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/the-time-has-come-for-us-to-think-of-christianity-in-a-different-way/)

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

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> [“I have witnessed the pleasant result of producing a human who faithfully claims to be a Christian, but who on some fundamental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-wood/i-have-witnessed-the-pleasant-result-of-producing-a-human-who/)

[Geoffrey Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-wood/)

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> [Most people think that Christianity is spelled DO: they look at the Bible or the life of Christ, and they simply try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrin-patrick/most-people-think-that-christianity-is-spelled-do-they-look-at-the/)

[Darrin Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrin-patrick/)

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> [A lot of people think that Christianity is you doing all the righteous things you hate and avoiding all the wicked things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-washer/a-lot-of-people-think-that-christianity-is-you-doing-all-the/)

[Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-washer/)

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> [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but-2/)

[John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/)

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> [But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/but-we-are-gravely-mistaken-to-think-that-christianity-protects-us/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [I think, a lot of things get wrestled around with Christianity in this day and age about what it means, what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-kershaw/i-think-a-lot-of-things-get-wrestled-around-with-christianity-in-this/)

[Clayton Kershaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-kershaw/)

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> [“Think of people you consider fanatical. They’re overbearing, self-righteous, opinionated, insensitive, and harsh. Why? It’s not because they are too Christian but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/think-of-people-you-consider-fanatical-they-re-overbearing-self-2/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [“We may be tempted to think of Christianity primarily as 'I must...,' but that is not the starting place. You cannot make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-snyder/we-may-be-tempted-to-think-of-christianity-primarily-as-i-must-but/)

[John Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-snyder/)

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> [I think Christianity is the same as Buddhism and Hinduism - whenever a religion begins to say that these are the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-mcmanus/i-think-christianity-is-the-same-as-buddhism-and-hinduism-whenever-a/)

[Erwin McManus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-mcmanus/)

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> [Have you ever stopped to think that Christianity is the only religion in which the first step is to say, "I'm wrong?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-longenecker/have-you-ever-stopped-to-think-that-christianity-is-the-only-religion/)

[Dwight Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-longenecker/)

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