Pope Francis Quotes

May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives.

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

Follow Christ for His own sake, if you follow Him at all.

Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.

Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.

Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.

Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

You are not supposed to convert anybody, that's God's job. But at the same time, you can be His disciple and live for Him and when people ask you why are you living for Him, you can show them why and profess your faith.

The most important thing in my life is Christ.

May Christ be our joy, our confidence, our all. May we daily be made more like to Him, and more devoted to His service.

The emphasis to-day is being put on the fact that we have to save men; we have not. We have to exalt the Saviour Who saves men, and then make disciples in His Name.

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in LOVE WITH GOD.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

The life of discipleship is not the hero-worship we would pay to a good master, but obedience to the Son of God.

Disciples of Christ abide in His Word. Those who abide in His Word know the truth and are free.

The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a 'happy Christian.' Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prayed 'that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.'

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.

Brotherly love is the badge of Christ's disciples.

Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.

When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

Discipleship is based solely on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on following after a particular belief or doctrine.