“The effective Christians of history have been men and women of great personal discipline. The connection between the words disciple and discipline is obvious. To be a true, effective disciple of Christ we must seek to discipline our lives and endeavor to walk even as He walked. The thing that has hindered the progress of the church is not so much our talk and our creeds; but it has been our walk, our conduct, our daily living. We need a revival of Christian example, and that can only come when professed followers of Christ begin to practice Christian discipline.”
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Billy Graham
“A godlikeness of character is the Christian’s proper heritage in this earthly walk.”
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Billy Graham
“Faith is loved and honored by God more than any other single thing.”
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Billy Graham
“Every divorce represents a broken dream, a shattered hope, a ruined expectation.”
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Billy Graham
“In a decadent society the will to believe, to resist, to contend, to fight, to struggle is gone. In place of this will to resist, there is the desire to conform, to drift, to follow, to yield, and not give up.”
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Billy Graham
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened
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Billy Graham
“The broken home has become the number one social problem of America, and could ultimately lead to the destruction of our civilization . . . it does not make screaming headlines; but, like termites, it is eating away at the heart and core of the American structure.”
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Billy Graham
“The cross is the suffering love of God bearing the guilt of man’s sin, which alone is able to melt the sinner’s heart and bring him to repentance for salvation. “For he hath made him to be sin for us” [2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV].”
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Billy Graham
“Sometimes it’s best to start moving in the direction you think God may want you to go, and then trust Him to lead you—closing doors He doesn’t want you to go through and opening up others.”
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Billy Graham
“Dishonesty is never justified. God will never approve, and even your own conscience will rise up to condemn you sooner or later.”
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Billy Graham
“Drinking has become one of the most serious social problems. It is basically the result of an attempt to escape from the responsibilities and realities of life.”
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Billy Graham
“As I close my eyes in prayer, let me see the faces of those who need to know You, beloved Savior.”
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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
“America’s Declaration of Independence speaks of “the pursuit of happiness,” but nowhere in the Bible are we told to pursue this. Happiness is elusive, and we don’t find it by seeking it.”
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Billy Graham
“As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.”
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Billy Graham
