“Before the seventeenth century, a child passed directly into the adult world between the ages of five and seven . . . then came the industrial revolution . . .so the child-centered home was born.”
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Billy Graham
“When disappointment or tragedy or suffering strikes, we have a decision to make: Will we turn away from God, or will we turn toward Him? Which road will we take? One road leads to doubt, anger, bitterness, fear, hopelessness, and despair.
The other leads to hope, comfort, peace, strength, and joy.”
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Billy Graham
“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.”
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Billy Graham
“Where will we spend eternity—with God in that place of endless joy the Bible calls heaven, or apart from Him in that place of endless despair the Bible calls hell?”
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Billy Graham
“A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it’s been set aside for an “It’s all right if you don’t get caught” philosophy.”
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Billy Graham
“The church in America has been deeply infiltrated by the “world,” and in the process it is beginning to copy and resemble the world in many of its activities.”
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Billy Graham
“Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.”
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Billy Graham
“[Today] there is less emphasis on redemption by the blood of Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act.”
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Billy Graham
“Christ’s second coming reminds us that ultimately our hope is not in this world and its attempts to solve its problems, but in Christ’s promise to establish His perfect rule over all the earth.”
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Billy Graham
“The Lord did not design the church to cater to people’s needs—the Lord breathed life into the church to proclaim His truths.”
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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
“The Word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress.”
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Billy Graham
“It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.”
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Billy Graham
“Often it takes that “knife in our heart” to drive us to Him. Our faith, our very lives, depend on God, and when we enter the valley of grief, we need His help or we will never climb another mountain.”
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Billy Graham
