“The time to prepare for life’s disappointments and hurts is in advance.”
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Billy Graham
“To the Son of God prayer was more important than the assembling of great throngs . . . He often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed [Luke 5:15–16].”
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Billy Graham
“Christians who are strong in the faith grow as they accept whatever God allows to enter their lives.”
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Billy Graham
“Ours may be the heritage of the withheld promises. We have been blessed through the endurance and faithfulness of those who have suffered in the past; the people around us, or those who will succeed us, may be blessed through our trials and suffering and how we react to them.”
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Billy Graham
“I have never been to the North Pole, and yet I believe there is a North Pole. How do I know? I know because somebody told me. I read about it in a history book, I saw a map in a geography book, and I believe the men who wrote those books. I accept it by faith. The Bible says, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” [Romans 10:17 KJV].”
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Billy Graham
“Be attractive and winsome, but do not compromise your convictions for the sake of popularity.”
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Billy Graham
“Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater—the love of God.”
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Billy Graham
“Repentance is mentioned seventy times in the New Testament . . . the Bible says God commands repentance . . . it is a command . . .
God says, “Repent! Or perish!”
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Billy Graham
“A survey reported that the majority of the seminaries [in the United States] had no classes on prayer. That really shouldn’t surprise us when we consider how many local churches offer classes on gardening and the “Art of Conversation” instead of the study of God’s Word and prayer.”
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Billy Graham
“Trials and difficulties may assail the life of a believer, but they also have the ability to remold his character and banish from his life those impurities which might impair growth and service.”
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Billy Graham
“Ask [God] to help you reflect Christ as you grow older, instead of turning sour or grumpy.”
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Billy Graham
“Scripture makes it clear that our first love is always to be for our Lord.”
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Billy Graham
“What right does any church have even attempting to approve of lifestyles or certain acts for which God prescribed the death penalty in the Old Testament?”
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Billy Graham
“Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.”
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Billy Graham
“Many people today have discarded the Bible’s clear teaching on sexual relations outside of marriage, simply because they are absorbed only in their own pleasures and desires.”
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Billy Graham
