“Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.”
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Billy Graham
“Not one word about hell in the Bible would ever make you want to go there.”
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Billy Graham
“There is no conclusive scientific evidence that man is “up from the ape.” While the animals were created “after their kind,” we are told that “God created man in His own image” [Genesis 1:27 NKJV].”
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Billy Graham
“Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.”
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Billy Graham
“The law enables us to see ourselves as morally dirty and in need of cleansing. But it also points us to the place of cleansing: the cross of Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“Faith isn’t pretending our problems don’t exist, nor is it simply blind optimism. Faith points us beyond our problems to the hope we have in Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“Are your beliefs anchored in a faith that can withstand emotionalism, the drug culture, social and peer pressure, and material temptations? The world is seething with demonic energy. Only supreme inner strength can resist its ceaseless hassling.”
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Billy Graham
“The mind is the devil’s favorite avenue of attack.”
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Billy Graham
“The time to prepare for life’s disappointments and hurts is in advance.”
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Billy Graham
“Thanksgiving is recognition of a debt that cannot be paid. We express thanks, whether or not we are able otherwise to reimburse the giver.”
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Billy Graham
“Just as the Bible is God’s written Word, so Jesus is God’s living Word.”
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Billy Graham
“We should not let a day go by without thanking God for His mercy and grace to us in Jesus Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“In character-building and in living the Christian life, concentration is important. The [person] who has a general interest in everything usually isn’t too good at anything.”
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Billy Graham
“It is far easier to live an excellent life among your friends, when you are putting your best foot forward and are conscious of public opinion, than it is to live for Christ in your home.”
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Billy Graham
