“God promises no easy life or days without troubles, trials, difficulties, and temptations. He never promises that life will be perfect. He does not call His children to a playground, but to a battleground.”
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Billy Graham
“We have arrived at the point where we are flippant about God. We tell jokes about Him. God’s name is used so often in profanity in the entertainment world that sometimes it is embarrassing to watch television.”
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Billy Graham
“Not only does God give us a new relationship with Himself and make us citizens of His kingdom, but He also gives us a new family—the family of God.”
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Billy Graham
“From a cleansed conscience emerges a changed life.”
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Billy Graham
“To the Son of God prayer was more important than the assembling of great throngs . . . He often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed [Luke 5:15–16].”
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Billy Graham
“The devil and his demons really do believe in God—and why wouldn’t they? They understand that they are engaged in a cosmic battle of titanic proportions, and they know they are up against the Creator of the universe—a truth that makes them shudder. There are no atheists in hell!”
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Billy Graham
“Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.”
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Billy Graham
“Our prayers must be in accordance with [God’s] will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.”
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Billy Graham
“Our magazine covers frequently feature the immoral, the perverted, the psychologically sick. Sin is “in.” People don’t like to be told they are sinners.”
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Billy Graham
“On the cross Christ took upon Himself every sin we’ve ever committed—including anger.”
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Billy Graham
“Prayer should not be merely an act, but an attitude of life.”
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Billy Graham
“You can have religion but not know Christ. It’s having Christ that counts.”
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Billy Graham
“[Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.”
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Billy Graham
“God does not discipline us to subdue us but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness. In His wisdom, He knows that an uncontrolled life is an unhappy life, so He puts reins on our wayward souls that they may be directed into the paths of righteousness.”
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Billy Graham
“The Book of Psalms is the Bible’s hymnbook. It will show you what it means to walk with God in prayer and praise.”
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Billy Graham
