Loving God Quotes

• For those who love dogs, it would be the worst form of a lie to call any place where dogs were banned "Paradise." Certainly no loving God would separate people from their canine friends for eternity.

  Stanley Coren

  Dog, Religious, Lying

  Stanley Coren (2008). “The Modern Dog: A Joyful Exploration of How We Live with Dogs Today”, p.257, Simon and Schuster

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• Loving God more than anyone or anything else is the very foundation of being a disciple. If you want to live your Christian life to its fullest, then love Jesus more than anyone or anything else.

  Greg Laurie

  Christian, Jesus, Foundation

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• If loving God with all our heart and soul and might is the greatest commandment, then it follows that not loving Him that way is the greatest sin.

  R. A. Torrey

  Heart, Soul, Might

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• Are you willing to say to God that He can have whatever He wants?  Do you believe that whole hearted commitment to Him is more important than any other thing or person in your life?  Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter; unless it is about loving God and loving the people He has made?

  Francis Chan

  Believe, Commitment, People

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.97, David C Cook

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• Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.

  Brennan Manning

  Important

  Brennan Manning (2010). “The Wisdom of Tenderness: What happens when God's firece mercy transforms our lives”, p.26, Zondervan

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• Loving God means rejoicing in God, being eager to think of and pray to God. It means being glad to be in God's presence and to be with God alone. It means not grieving God, but rejoicing in God simply because it is God who is involved, and because we are permitted to know and have God, and to speak with and live with God.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Mean, Thinking, Grieving

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• Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy let us pray.

  Mother Teresa

  Heart, Joy, Catholic

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• ‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?

  Francis Chan

  People, Matter, Made

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.97, David C Cook

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• The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.

  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Religious, Religious Love

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 395), 1895.

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• And if we ask how are we to know where our hearts are, the answer is just as simple - everything which hinders us from loving God above all things and acts as a barrier between ourselves and our obedience to Jesus is our treasure, and the place where our heart is.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Jesus, Heart, Simple

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.120, SCM Press

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• If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.

  John Ortberg

  People, World, Serious

  John Ortberg (2001). “Love Beyond Reason: Moving God's Love from Your Head to Your Heart”, p.18, Harper Collins

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• Loving God with all our mind means that our thinking is wholly engaged to do all it can to awaken and express the heartfelt fullness of treasuring God above all things.

  John Piper

  Heart, Mean, Thinking

  John Piper (2013). “Think”, p.86, SPCK

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  The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

  Dallas Willard

  Jesus, Keys, Mind

  Dallas Willard, Gary Black, Jr. (2016). “Renewing the Christian Mind: Essays, Interviews, and Talks”, p.19, HarperCollins

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• A test of your love for God is to examine your love for others.

  Henry Blackaby

  Tests, God Love, Knowing God

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• We are of such value to God that He came to live among us... and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted high upon the cross to draw us back to Himself. We can only respond by loving God for His love.

  St. Catherine of Siena

  Home, His Love, Guides

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• To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced.

  D. A. Carson

  Knowing God, Knows, Transformed

  D. A. Carson (1991). “The Gospel According to John”, p.556, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• If we suffer in the sufferings of others and feel happy in the happiness of others, we are loving God.

  Meher Baba

  Happiness, Suffering Of Others, Vegetarian

  Meher Baba (1977). “The Mastery of Consciousness: An Introduction and Guide to Practical Mysticism and Methods of Spiritual Development”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• The reason for our loving God is God.

  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Reason

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• The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing him with steadfast passion and enthralled fury — instead of loving him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; instead of attributing to him glory and honor and praise and power and wisdom and strength — we just try to take his toys and run. It is still idolatry to want God for his benefits but not for himself.

  Matt Chandler

  Wise, Running, Passion

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• Heaven is not a place for those who are afraid of hell; it’s a place for those who love God. You can scare people into coming to your church, you can scare people into trying to be good, you can scare people into giving money, you can even scare them into walking down an aisle and praying a certain prayer, but you cannot scare people into loving God. You just can’t do it.

  Matt Chandler

  Prayer, Giving Money, People

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• There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.

  Brennan Manning

  Essentials, Connections, Trust In God

  Brennan Manning (2008). “The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out”, p.75, Multnomah

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• Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Prayer, Men, Worship

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• Following Jesus is not about diligently keeping a set of rules or conjuring up the moral fortitude to lead good lives. It's about loving God and enjoying Him

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Good Life, Moral

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.389, David C Cook

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• Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Stars, Independent, Men

  "Fulton J. Sheen's Guide to Contentment". Book by Fulton J. Sheen, p. 120, 1967.

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• We cannot be sure if we are loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing that we are, but we can know quite well if we are loving our neighbor. And be certain that, the farther advanced you find you are in this, the greater the love you will have for God.

  Teresa of Avila

  Believe, Love You, May

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