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  • The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church. -- John Nelson Darby
  • The perfection of Christian character depends wholly upon the grace and strength found alone in God. -- Ellen G. White
  • There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not. -- Evelyn Underhill
  • Faith in God... produces character; character will produce courage, courage to face the challenges of the day. -- Kirk Cameron
  • Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. -- Thomas Paine
  • Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time. -- Oswald Chambers
  • Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children. -- Billy Graham
  • For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. -- Laura Linney
  • In our post-Freudian world, it is no longer a goal to become people of character who live out a God-ordained ideal of selfhood. -- Tony Campolo
  • The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant. -- John Kricfalusi
  • The Bible nowhere enters into an argument to prove the person and being of God. It assumes His being and reveals His person and character. -- Edward McKendree Bounds
  • My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters. -- Doug Liman
  • Since I came at 'Godot' from a God-based frame of mind, it didn't strike me as absurdist. It struck me as characters waiting for proof of God's existence. -- Michael Schultz
  • The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things. -- Richard Cecil
  • What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character. -- Anne Rice
  • God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech. -- Quintilian
  • I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. -- Lynn Abbey
  • God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement. -- Charles Stanley
  • Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living in such a way that our lives communicate the character of God. -- Rowan Williams
  • We need no fanciful teaching regarding the personality of God. What God desires us to know of Him is revealed in His word and His works. The beautiful things of nature reveal His character and His power as Creator. -- Ellen G. White
  • Our conduct will never change God's character. -- Bill Hybels
  • Faithfulness and character are noble qualities that God honors. -- Jim George
  • People are interested by talent. God is impressed by character -- Rick Warren
  • The certainty of our salvation rests on the character of God. -- F.B. Meyer
  • Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God -- Jerry Bridges
  • The only fear that builds character, is the fear of God. -- Anthony Liccione
  • Character primarily is honesty with God, ones-self, and others."~R. Alan Woods [2013] -- R. Alan Woods
  • God is more interested in developing your character than keeping you comfortable. -- Tommy Tenney
  • The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing but in God-likeness. -- Oswald Chambers
  • Charisma gets the attention of man and character gets the attention of God. -- Rich Wilkerson Jr.
  • The Prophet's character was termed tremendous because his concern was for God alone. -- Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi
  • If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves. -- Joseph Smith, Jr.
  • Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us. -- Joni Eareckson Tada
  • God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum. -- Erwin W. Lutzer
  • Joy isn't grounded in our circumstances; it is grounded in the unchanging character of God. -- Carolyn Custis James
  • The Christian god is a being of terrific character - cruel, vindictive, capricious and unjust. -- Thomas Jefferson
  • We were created for the purpose of giving God's invisible character a glimpse of visibility. -- Beth Moore
  • God values Christian character, which shines in positive, outward conduct. Fashion your heart after Jesus. -- Elizabeth George
  • A nation that is hungry for God will not go hungry. Duffy French, book character -- Greg Nichols
  • God uses prayer to educate His people and to produce holiness of character in them. -- Harold Lindsell
  • The God of the Old testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction... -- Richard Dawkins
  • You and I are characters in God's Story, handmade by Him. Every character serves a purpose. -- Randy Alcorn
  • Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion. -- Jerry Bridges
  • In His mercy, God gives us the level of revelation that our character is prepared to handle. -- Bill Johnson
  • Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character. -- Max Lucado
  • The character of God is today, and always will be, exactly what it was in Bible times. -- J. I. Packer
  • The epicenter of creativity and imagination should be the Church, reflecting the character and glory of God. -- Erwin McManus
  • Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath. -- Aiden Wilson Tozer
  • God's Word is true whether we believe it or not. Human unbelief cannot alter the character of God. -- Aiden Wilson Tozer
  • It is not about where you are but in what direction you're moving. God is into character, not credentials. -- Howard G. Hendricks
  • Your reputation is what people say about you. Your character is what God and your wife know about you. -- Billy Sunday
  • God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling. -- Lysa TerKeurst
  • It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god. -- Robert Green Ingersoll
  • Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God. -- D. Todd Christofferson
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  • [Science] is the literature of God written on the stars-the trees-the rocks-and more important because [of] its marked utilitarian character. -- James A. Garfield
  • If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion. -- R. C. Sproul
  • Our world is a college, events are teachers, happiness is the graduating point, character is the diploma God gives man. -- Newell Dwight Hillis
  • If you think that you can sin, and then by cries avert the consequences of sin, you insult God's character. -- Frederick William Robertson
  • Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God. -- Sinclair B. Ferguson
  • We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He's more interested in growing our character than having us look finished. -- Bob Goff
  • The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm. -- Sathya Sai Baba
  • We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God. -- Jen Wilkin
  • Nothing reveals character more than self-sacrifice. So the highest knowledge we have of God is through the gift of His Son. -- William Torrey Harris
  • Every word about the God-breathed character of Scripture is meaningless if Holy Scripture is not understood as the witness concerning Christ. -- G. C. Berkouwer
  • The cross is the surest, truest and deepest window on the very heart and character of the living and loving God. -- N. T. Wright
  • God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character. -- Dallas Willard
  • It is easy for us to tarnish God's character because He never argues back; He never tries to defend or vindicate himself. -- Oswald Chambers
  • It is simply not consistent with either my character or my confidence in my God-given athletic ability to cheat in any way. -- Justin Gatlin
  • When we're in the storm we learn more about the character of the God we serve than when we're on the mountaintop. -- Natalie Grant
  • God has given to His works His own character of emeth; they are watertight, faithful, reliable, not at all vague or phantasmal. -- C. S. Lewis
  • Character is more than a man-to-his-God humility, for it involves transparency and accountability to others, not merely a private quest for purity. -- Jack W. Hayford
  • God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast? -- Walter Kirn
  • God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character. -- Rick Warren
  • True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie. -- A.W. Tozer
  • True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie. -- A.W. Tozer
  • Holiness is not a series of do's and don'ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God. -- Jerry Bridges
  • Knowing God is not enough; you must make Him known to others. Through your living character, you tell more about the living God! -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self. -- William Wordsworth
  • God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career. -- Rick Warren
  • What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything. -- Mark Twain
  • If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God. -- Watchman Nee
  • No one's character is completely like another'sthis infinite variety is like a mirror in which we can see the infinity of God the Creator. -- Emanuel Swedenborg
  • Because of Christ, even our catastrophes have purpose. God is preparing our character for the time when we will see Him face to face. -- Kenneth Boa
  • There's never any telling what you'll say or do next, except that it's bound to be something astonishing. By God, sir, you are a character. -- John Huston
  • By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel. -- Charles Sumner
  • Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the greater the struggle, the greater the reward. -- Joel Osteen
  • God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ. -- Rick Warren
  • There never has been a great and beautiful character, which has not become so by filling well the ordinary and smaller offices appointed of God. -- Horace Bushnell
  • Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego. -- Shannon L. Alder
  • There is no lapse in His character or inconsistency in His nature. Our God is everything he says He is"¦ for now and all eternity. -- Matt Redman
  • I am not a saint. I am, however, beginning to learn that I am a small character in a story that is always fundamentally about God. -- Lauren F. Winner
  • Eclipse of the light of heaven, eclipse of God - such indeed is the character of the historic hour through which the world is now passing -- Martin Buber
  • We are...a Divine work of art, something that God is making...something with which He will not be satisfied until it has a certain character. -- C. S. Lewis
  • Prayer is not a check request asking for things from God. It is a deposit slip - a way of depositing God's character into our bankrupt souls. -- Dutch Sheets
  • When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. You can't break character and go, 'Oh my God, I love what you're doing!' -- Melissa McBride
  • God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. -- Rick Warren
  • God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the more fulfilled we will be. -- Rick Warren
  • From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us? -- Francis Chan
  • Despite our disapproval with what God allows us to endure, he still remains the same God that is not interested in our convenience, as much as our character. -- Shannon L. Alder
  • God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character. -- John Ortberg
  • A private victory leads to a public victory and a corporate blessing, because God turns His face toward those who will demonstrate character when no one is looking. -- Bill Johnson
  • Love not only transform your mental and emotional character/attitude, it also shifts your physical being, which goes thru subtle changes also. Love is POWERFUL! God is love. -- Pazaria Smith
  • I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth. -- Tyler Perry
  • Friends, suffering, marriage, environment, study and recreation are influence which shape character. The strongest influence, if you are generous enough to yield to it, is the grace of God. -- Hubert Van Zeller
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