“The greatest barrier to knowing God’s will is simply that we want to run our own lives. Our problem is that a battle is going on in our hearts—a battle between our wills and God’s will.”
―
Billy Graham
“Death for the Christian is the doorway to heaven’s glory. Because of Christ’s resurrection we can joyously say with Paul, “Where, O death, is your victory?” [1 Corinthians 15:55 NIV].”
―
Billy Graham
“Immorality is glorified today. The Scripture teaches that God hates immorality! The ideal of purity is scorned, immorality is laughed at in school—“God is old-fashioned!” What else can we expect but that thousands of our young people are growing up to be immoral?
―
Billy Graham
“Children, pray for the salvation of your parents.”
―
Billy Graham
“Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.”
―
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.”
―
Billy Graham
“If we are to have our prayers answered, we must give God the glory.”
―
Billy Graham
“The greatest waste in all of our earth is our waste of the time God has given us each day.”
―
Billy Graham
“God is concerned with our imaginations, for they in a large measure determine what kind of persons we are to be.”
―
Billy Graham
“The Bible teaches that man’s chief problem is spiritual.”
―
Billy Graham
“It doesn’t take great wealth or social influence to be faithful, but it does take obedience and endurance.”
―
Billy Graham
“[God] created us free to choose how we would live . . . but leaves us free to pursue our own ends with tragic, natural consequences.”
―
Billy Graham
“We’ve tried calling sin “errors” or mistakes” or “poor judgment,” but sin itself has stayed the same. No matter how we try to salve our conscience, we’ve known all along that men are still sinners; and the results of sin are still disease, disappointment, disillusionment, despair, and death.”
―
Billy Graham
“I urge new converts to take plenty of time in Bible study and prayer before getting on a public platform to testify.”
―
Billy Graham
