“It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man’s refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us.”
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Billy Graham
“The wheels of [God’s] mercy and justice move quietly and silently, but they do move.”
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Billy Graham
“The Bible nowhere teaches that the church will ultimately convert the whole world to Jesus Christ. There has never been a generation in history, nor will there ever be generation, in which the majority of the people will believe in Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“The converted person will love the good he once hated, and hate the sin he once loved.”
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Billy Graham
“Unless men of purpose, integrity, and faith stand together in unswerving loyalty to Jesus Christ, the future of the world is dark indeed.”
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Billy Graham
“Learn to keep close to [Jesus], to listen to His voice, and follow Him.”
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Billy Graham
“A born-again Christian should no more think of going back to the old life than an adult to his childhood.”
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Billy Graham
“When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.”
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Billy Graham
“When the headlines get black and foreboding, the sale of alcohol and barbiturates rises in the country, as millions try to escape from the grim realities of [such] dangers.”
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Billy Graham
“May our prayers today—and every day—be from our hearts and with the focus of our whole being!”
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Billy Graham
“Flesh is the Bible’s word for unperfected human nature. Leaving off the “h” and spelling it in reverse, we have the word self. Flesh is the self-life: it is what we are when we are left to our own devices.”
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Billy Graham
“The serious student of the Bible cannot dismiss homosexual behavior simply as an alternate lifestyle. Nor can it be argued that homosexuals were “born this way” or that such behavior is an illness.”
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Billy Graham
“The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down people's throats.”
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Billy Graham
“The only one who can re-create us is the One who created us in the first place. If your watch were out of order, you wouldn’t take it to a blacksmith. If your car needed overhauling, you wouldn’t go to a machine shop. Our spiritual problems can be solved only by the God who created us originally.”
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Billy Graham
