Child Of God Quotes

• The child of God works not for life, but from life; he does not work to be saved, but works because he is saved

  Charles Spurgeon

  Children, Doe, Saved

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• God bestows His blessings without discrimination. The followers of Jesus are children of God, and they should manifest the family likeness by doing good to all, even to those who deserve the opposite.

  F. F. Bruce

  Jesus, Children, Blessing

  Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Peter H. Davids, F. F. Bruce, Manfred Brauch (2010). “Hard Sayings of the Bible”, p.366, InterVarsity Press

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• Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won't grumble. Grumble and you won't be grateful.

  Billy Graham

  God, Thankful, Christian

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

  Max Lucado

  Inspirational, Children, Watches

  Max Lucado (2009). “A Gentle Thunder: Hearing God Through the Storm”, p.220, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and is the mainspring of all Christian living.

  Sinclair B. Ferguson

  Christian, Daughter, Children

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• I believed that there was a God because I was told it by my grandmother and later by other adults. But when I found that I knew not only that there was God but that I was a child of God, when I understood that, when I comprehended that, more than that, when I internalized that, ingested that, I became courageous.

  Maya Angelou

  Faith, God, Christian

  "Maya Angelou discusses her faith, politics, courage ahead of LSU event next week". Interview with Chelsea Brasted, www.nola.com. February 13, 2013.

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• Who are we? We are children of God. Our potential is unlimited. Our inheritance is sacred. May we always honor that heritage - in every thought and deed.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Life, Children, Healing

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• Jesus came to announce to us that an identity based on success, popularity and power is a false identity- an illusion! Loudly and clearly he says: 'You are not what the world makes you; but you are children of God.

  Henri Nouwen

  Jesus, Children, Identity

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• The most important belief we possess is a true knowledge of who God is.
  The second most important belief is who we are as children of God, because we cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with how we perceive ourselves.

  Neil T Anderson

  Children, Important, Who We Are

  Neil T. Anderson (2010). “Who I Am in Christ (Large Print 16pt)”, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• If you profess to be a child of God, leave it to the Lord Jesus to sanctify you in His own way.

  J. C. Ryle

  Jesus, Children, Way

  J.C RYLE, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “HOLINESS;BEING PLAIN PAPERS ON ITS NATURE, HINDRANCES, DIFFICULTIES AND ROOTS”, Lulu.com

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• Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control.

  Rick Warren

  Children, Father, Mean

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• I'm so thankful because of my relationship with Jesus Christ and being adopted in the family of God that I don't have to live the highs and the lows and the roller coaster that the rest of the world lives, because I know where my identity lies. My identity lies as a child of God, and that's something that will never be shaken.

  Tim Tebow

  Jesus, Children, Lying

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• Every man is somebody because he is a child of God.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Children, Men, Every Man

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• In order for the inner man to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit, the children of God must discharge their responsibility. They need to yield specifically to the Lord, forsake every doubtful aspect in their life, be willing to obey fully God's will, and believe through prayer that He will flood their spirit with His power.

  Watchman Nee

  Prayer, Children, Believe

  Watchman Nee (1993). “The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee”, p.50, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• We could also say that there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.

  Pope Francis

  Brother, Children, Real

  Pope Francis (2017). “Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence”, p.48, Random House

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• As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

  Abdul Kalam

  Children, Happens, Greater

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.136, Universities Press

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• You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, God, Christian

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• May today be peace within. May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be... May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you... May you be content knowing you are a child of God... Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love. It is there for each and every one of you.

  Mother Teresa

  Children, Knowing, Soul

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• It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.

  Kevin DeYoung

  Children, Father, Characteristics

  Twitter post from Mar 18, 2015

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• Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.

  Watchman Nee

  Prayer, Children, Fighting

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• Child of God, you cost Christ too much for him to forget you.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Children, Cost, Too Much

  Spurgeon, Charles H. “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 61: Sermons 3440-3492”, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

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• I am a glorious child of God. I am joyful, serene, positive, and loving.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Children, Joy

  Marianne Williamson (2013). “A Woman's Worth”, p.52, Ballantine Books

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• A Christian is not simply a person who is forgiven and goes to heaven. A Christian, in terms of his or her deepest identity, is a saint, a spiritually born child of God, a divine masterpiece, a child of light, a citizen of heaven.

  Neil T Anderson

  Christian, Children, Light

  Neil T. Anderson (2010). “Victory Over the Darkness (Large Print 16pt)”, p.34, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week.

  Timothy Keller

  Children, Week, Ifs

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• Writing is how I communicate my deepest beliefs, and what I hope are helpful observations about our dual citizenship, as children of God, as regular old mixed-up, worried, flawed, precious human beings.

  Anne Lamott

  Children, Writing, Belief

  "Interview with Anne Lamott, Author of Help, Thanks, Wow". Interview with Jana Llewellyn, www.friendsjournal.org. January 30, 2013.

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