Francis Chan Quotes

“Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.”

“When it’s hard and you are doubtful, give more.”

“Can you worship a God who isn’t obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?”

“But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.”

“Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.”

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”

“The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.”

“Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.”

“God is the only being who is good, and the standards are set by Him. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty of sin. Maybe that’s not an appealing standard. But to put it bluntly, when you get your own universe, you can make your own standards.”

“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?”

“He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.”

“True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.”

“Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?”

“It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn’t call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace.”

“I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.”

“When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.”

“God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.”

“We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.”

“We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You’ve probably heard the expression ‘I believe in God, just not organized religion’. I don’t think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live.”

“Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.”

“True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.”