“It is Satan’s purpose to steal the seed of truth from your heart by sending distracting thoughts . . . The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is: though they both may have good and evil thoughts, Christ gives His followers strength to select the right rather than the wrong.”
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Billy Graham
“I fear that so often we Christians give the idea that the truth is fiction by the way we live and by the lack of dedication to the teachings of our Lord.”
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Billy Graham
“We all have a terminal disease far worse than cancer that will kill us morally and spiritually.
It’s called sin.”
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Billy Graham
“Drunkenness. This Greek word means overindulgence in alcohol. Alcohol may be used for medicine, but it can also become a terrible drug. The way it is used in our world is probably one of the great evils of our day. It is a self-inflicted impediment that springs from “a man taking a drink, a drink taking a drink, and drink taking the man.”
Distilled liquors as we have them today were unknown in Bible times.12”
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Billy Graham
“[Jesus] had only three years of public ministry, but He was never too hurried to spend hours in prayer . . . No day began or closed in which He was not in communion with His Father.”
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Billy Graham
“The great comfort in knowing that angels minister to believers in Christ is that God Himself sends them to us.”
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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].”
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Billy Graham
“Oh that we would hunger to be filled with the Word of God; for there is no greater armor, no greater strength, no greater assurance that He is with us, and in us, when we go forth in battle equipped and nourished by His instruction and determined to stand firm on His promises.”
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Billy Graham
“The word church as applied to the Christian society was first used by Jesus Himself when He told Peter, “Upon this rock I will build my church” [Matthew 16:18]. He is the foundation of all Christian experience.”
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Billy Graham
“Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man’s rebellion against God.”
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Billy Graham
“Nothing can alter the fact that God calls perversion sin.”
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Billy Graham
“Look up on a starry night, and you will see the majesty and power of an infinite Creator.”
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Billy Graham
“The fact that God is infinite makes the study of His Word a lifetime occupation.”
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Billy Graham
“Many churches have molded their programs around the community—not the Word of God.”
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Billy Graham
