Billy graham Quotes

"The difference between the non-Christian and the Christian is that the non-Christian makes sin a practice"

the true Christian does not.

"Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment"

being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.

"We aren’t only called to become Christians"

we are also called to be Christians.

"Jesus didn’t leave a material inheritance to His disciples. All He had when He died was a robe. But Jesus willed His followers something more valuable than gold. He willed us His peace. He said: “My peace I give to you"

not as the world gives” [John 14:27 KJV].

"Gardens don’t grow by themselves"

they need to be tended and cultivated and weeded. The same is true of a marriage.

"Prayer is not our using of God"

it more often puts us in the position where God can use us.

"Prayer is more than a wish"

it is the voice of faith directed to God.

"God didn’t make Adam and Eve because He was lonely or because He needed someone to love Him in return. God is complete in Himself"

He lacks nothing. God’s love compelled Him to create [humanity]. His love was expressed in the creation of the human race.

"I have often said that loneliness is the predominant attitude in our culture. A person can be lonely in the midst of a party"

he can be lonely in a crowd. Loneliness may be experienced by the rich and famous or the poor and unknown.

"To suffer for the faith is not a penalty"

it is a privilege.

"We don’t deliberately look for trouble in life. It comes. Suffering is a universal fact"

no one can escape its claws.

"Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital"

nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest.

"Prayer serves a dual purpose"

the blessing of man and the glory of God.

"Becoming a Christian takes only a single step"

being a Christian means walking with Christ the rest of your life.

"A tame horse contributes much more to life than a wild one. Energy out of control is dangerous"

energy under control is powerful.

"Our natural desire is to be doing something"

but there are times in our lives when it is wiser to wait and just be still.

"A century ago man’s chief concern was his spiritual life"

today his chief concern is with his physical and temporal affairs.

"Christianity is not a white man’s religion and don’t let anybody ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people"

he belongs to the whole world.

"Too many people today want a brotherly worldin which they can remain unbrotherly"

a decent world in which they can live indecently. Too many individuals want economic security without spiritual security.

"God’s Word not only gives authority to one’s ministry"

it provides a solid foundation for one’s life.

"How marvelous it was to stand in a place like the Soviet Union and talk about the coming kingdom and to tell them that Communism will not win. I told them capitalism would not win either"

it’s the kingdom of God that is going to win.

"How many relationships have broken down because of gossip or a word spoken thoughtlessly or in anger? A harsh word can’t be taken back"

no apology can fully repair its damage.

"Work isn’t only earning a living"

work gives us a sense of purpose and worth and opportunities for companionship.

"God’s love is unchangeable"

He knows exactly what we are and loves us anyway.

"Energy out of control is dangerous"

energy under control is powerful . . .Science takes a Niagara River with its violent turbulence and transforms it into electrical energy to illuminate a million homes and to turn the productive wheels of industry. [God] does in the spiritual realm what science does in the physical realm.

"Death is not the end of life"

it is only the gateway to eternity.

"How many homes are broken because of men and women who are unfaithful! God will not hold you guiltless! There is a day of reckoning. “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23 ESV). They will find you out in your own family life here in your relationship with your mate"

they will find you out in the life to come.

"Take care of your body"

the Bible calls it “a temple of the Holy Spirit” [1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV.

"Heaven doesn’t make this life less important"

it makes it more important.

"Pride comes from looking only at ourselves"

meekness comes through looking at God.

"Your eyes should never be lent to the devil"

they belong to God. Be careful how you use your eyes!

"Evangelism has always been the heartbeat for our ministry"

it is what God has called us to do.

"In the Bible God speaks to us"

in prayer we speak to God. Both are essential.

"The Bible is not an option"

it is a necessity. You cannot grow spiritually strong without it.

"The American Dream became America’s god"

wealth and abundance have become the measure of America’s success. But—as recent events have shown—we have been living an illusion.

"I believe in angels because the Bible says there are angels"

and I believe the Bible to be the true Word of God.

"We do not fail to enjoy the fruit of the Spirit because we live in a sea of corruption"

we fail to do so because the sea of corruption is in us.

"No situation is beyond God’s control. Over my wife’s desk are these words: “Fear not the future"

God is already there.

"The church does not prey on the lost"

it prays for the perishing.

"We do not need a new moral order"

the world desperately needs the tried and tested moral order that God handed down at Sinai.

"The Apocalypse . . . a storm warning that carries a booming jolt of truth—Trouble ahead"

prepare to meet thy God!—followed by the voice of the Gentle Shepherd—Come!

"But the judgment of God is not only an event that may take place some day in history when war or conflict might bring death to millions. His judgment is more than death—it is eternal banishment from the presence of God (2 Thessalonians 1:6–10"

Revelation 20:11–15).

"The devil doesn’t need to invent any new temptations"

the old ones work as well as they ever have.

"The prophets who spoke to their generations for God did not please and conform"

they irritated and opposed.

"We do not have a paradise on earth"

it is riddled with so much sin and disease.

"Only [God] can convict nonbelievers of their sins"

only He can convince them of the truth of the Gospel.

"Sin has progressed and gained momentum"

[man] seems to have lost his ability to be shocked. Behavior that was once considered abominable is now acceptable.

"Confession and repentance might be described as the negative side of submission"

this involves getting rid of everything which hinders God’s control over our lives. Yielding to God might be described as the positive side . . . placing ourselves totally into the hands of God.

"I have been preaching repentance for seventy years"

there are thousands of ministers of the Gospel all over this planet preaching repentance this very hour . . . and most of the time the world has laughed in the face of the King of kings.

"There is a difference between sin and sins. Sin is the root"

sins are the fruit.