“A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act.”
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Billy Graham
“A suffering person does not need a lecture—he needs a listener.”
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Billy Graham
“We are the most informed people in the history of civilization—and yet the most confused. Though our heads are crammed with knowledge, our hearts are empty.”
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Billy Graham
“Evil and suffering are real . . . They aren’t an illusion, nor are they simply an absence of good. We are fallen creatures living in a fallen world that has been twisted and corrupted by sin, and we all share in its brokenness. Most of all, we share in its tragic legacy of disease and death.”
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Billy Graham
“Let the study of the Bible become central in your life—not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.”
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Billy Graham
“God knew that children grow and mature best in a stable, loving family, and this was one reason He gave marriage to us.”
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Billy Graham
“There is something wrong when a brother or sister becomes alienated from the rest of their family, so there is something wrong when Christians refuse to have anything to do with their fellow Christians. God wants us to live this Christian life together.”
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Billy Graham
“Our prayers must be in accordance with [God’s] will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.”
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Billy Graham
“Christianity is not an insurance policy against life’s ills and troubles.”
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Billy Graham
“If you don’t take your stand for Christ, you will be on the wrong side, and someday when it is too late, you’ll cry out, “I’ve taken the wrong stand!” You’ll be in the devil’s trap! You can’t lick the devil.”
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Billy Graham
“Christ never told his disciples that they would get an Academy Award for their performances, but He did tell them to expect to have troubles.”
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Billy Graham
“The devil and his demons really do believe in God—and why wouldn’t they? They understand that they are engaged in a cosmic battle of titanic proportions, and they know they are up against the Creator of the universe—a truth that makes them shudder. There are no atheists in hell!”
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Billy Graham
“No matter where we are, God is as close as a prayer. He is our support and our strength. He will help us make our way up again from whatever depths we have fallen.”
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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
