Why I Believeಮಾದರಿ

No. 16 - Quotes of well-known Christians that explain what they believe about God

1 John 1:1 (BSB) – “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.”

The following quotes illustrate how Christians throughout the ages have described their experiences and relationship with God.

C.S. Lewis – Author & Apologist "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."

Billy Graham – Evangelist: "I believe in Christ because I have seen Him change lives—including my own—in a way that no human power could ever accomplish."

Hudson Taylor – Missionary to China: "I have found that there is a God, and that He is faithful. I believe in Him because I have proved Him in my own experience."

Corrie ten Boom – Dutch Holocaust Survivor & Evangelist: "You can never learn that Christ is all you need until Christ is all you have."

Charles Spurgeon – Preacher and Writer: "I know there is a God, for I feel Him in my heart; I know there is a Christ, for I feel His presence in my soul."

John Newton – Hymn Writer ("Amazing Grace") and former slave trader - "I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I wish to be… but by the grace of God, I am what I am."

Amy Carmichael – Missionary to India: "If I believe in Jesus, I must live as if it is so—and I believe because His love has been the one constant in every change."

Blaise Pascal – Mathematician & Christian Philosopher: "Faith is God felt by the heart, not reasoned out by the mind."

D.L. Moody – Evangelist: "I believe in Christ as I believe in the sunrise; and I could no more doubt Him than I could doubt the light of day."

Elisabeth Elliot – Missionary & Author: "I believe because I have staked my life on His word, and He has never failed me."

William Wilberforce – Abolitionist: "My walk is by faith, and I believe because Christ has satisfied both my reason and my deepest longings."

G.K. Chesterton – Author: "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried."

Oswald Chambers – Devotional Writer: "Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading."

Watchman Nee – Chinese Church Leader: "Our faith is not based on our feelings; we believe because God has spoken, and His word is trustworthy."