“We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God’s side.”
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Billy Graham
“Guard your tongue, and use it for good instead of evil. How many marriages or friendships have been destroyed because of criticism that spiraled out of control? How many relationships have broken down because of a word spoken thoughtlessly or in anger? A harsh word can’t be taken back; no apology can fully repair its damage.”
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Billy Graham
“Every destructive emotion bears its own harvest, but anger’s fruit is the most bitter of all.”
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Billy Graham
“Never has there been a time when men tried so desperately to have fun as they do today.”
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Billy Graham
“Today we have more knowledge than at any other time in history. In seconds our laptops or PCs can call up information about a topic that would have taken years to collect. Young people graduate with more knowledge than ever before—but in spite of their knowledge, they are confused, bewildered, frustrated, and without moral moorings.”
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Billy Graham
“Happy is the person who has learned the secret of being content with whatever life brings him, and has learned to rejoice in the
simple and beautiful things around him.”
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Billy Graham
“The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world.”
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Billy Graham
“The church should not reflect pop culture but portray godly attributes. The church should not seek pleasures but seek after God.”
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Billy Graham
“A godly person—one who serves Christ and exhibits purity and integrity in his life—is not necessarily welcomed or admired by those who live differently. They may even react in scorn, or refuse to include a christian in their social gatherings because his very presence is a rebuke to them.”
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Billy Graham
“If you are a true Christian, you will not give way at home to bad temper, impatience, fault-finding, sarcasm, unkindness, suspicion, selfishness, or laziness.”
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Billy Graham
“The cross has become a symbol in much of the Western world, misused by many rock stars and others who do not comprehend its significance.”
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Billy Graham
“Prayer should not be merely an act, but an attitude of life.”
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Billy Graham
“For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world.”
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Billy Graham
“By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!”
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Billy Graham
“God did not intend for us to be idle and unproductive. There is dignity in work.”
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Billy Graham
