“Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.”
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Billy Graham
“There will come a time when people hungering for the truth will seek it where it is supposedly disseminated, such as books and churches, but they will not hear the Word of the Lord. Instead of receiving a message to satisfy their spiritual longings, they will hear a sermon on some current political or social problem, or a sermonette on art and literature. And so they wander from one place to another, going from hope to despair, and eventually giving up.”
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Billy Graham
“Just as America has grown and prospered within the framework of our Constitution, so Christianity has flourished and spread according to the laws set forth in the Bible.”
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Billy Graham
“I believe there is an obedience to the Gospel, there is a self-denial and a bearing of the cross, if you are to be a follower of Christ. Being a Christian is a serious business.”
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Billy Graham
“A call for national and individual repentance is urgently needed today, or judgment is certain to fall.”
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Billy Graham
“Down through the centuries the church has contributed more than any other single agency in lifting social standards to new heights.”
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Billy Graham
“Grief comes with many losses. Whatever its cause, grief will come to all of us.”
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Billy Graham
“In John 6 we read that when great multitudes went after Him, He told them three times that unless they were willing to pay the price, they could not be His followers.”
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Billy Graham
“A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act.”
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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.”
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Billy Graham
“Many a criminal has finally given himself over to the authorities because the accusations of a guilty conscience were worse than prison bars.”
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Billy Graham
“With an old head and a young heart, you can be a source of real strength [to others] who need your cheer and encouragement.”
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Billy Graham
“Many Christians want the benefits of their belief, but they hesitate at the cost of discipleship.”
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Billy Graham
“The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.”
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Billy Graham
“Our government is certainly going to fall like a rope of sand if unsupported by the moral fabric of God’s Word. The moral structure in our country grew from Judeo-Christian roots. When those values are applied, they produce moral fruits. But if that structure disappears, the moral sentiment that shapes our nation’s goals will disappear with it.”
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Billy Graham
