“Something distinguishes Christianity from all the religions of the world. Not only does it carry the truth of the redemption, by the death of our Savior for our sins on the cross, but it carries the fact that Christ rose again.”
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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
“In our spiritual pilgrimage we see sins which mar our relationship with God, but beneath it is a commitment which seeks to move beyond to a higher life, based on wholehearted surrender to God.”
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Billy Graham
“Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.”
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Billy Graham
“The [Bible’s] message is concerned with earth dwellers, their origin, the reason for their existence, the cause of their misery, and the plan of redemption for a fallen race.”
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Billy Graham
“Your eyes should never be lent to the devil; they belong to God. Be careful how you use your eyes!”
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Billy Graham
“Much of the world believes little or nothing. People are broad but shallow. Agnosticism, anxiety, emptiness, and meaninglessness have gripped much of the world—and even the church . . . By contrast, our Pilgrim forebears stand as shining examples of men who were narrow but deep, certain of what they believed, unswerving in their loyalty,
and passionately dedicated to the God they trusted, and for whom they would willingly have died.”
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Billy Graham
“True conversion will involve the mind, the affection, and the will. There have been thousands of people who have been intellectually converted to Christ . . .but they have never been really converted to Him.”
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Billy Graham
“Christianity increases the scope and area of our lives.”
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Billy Graham
“God’s star promised peace to the whole world . . .too often man’s synthetic stars bring fear and anxiety. Our gadget-filled paradise, suspended in a hell of international insecurity, certainly does not offer us the happiness of which the last century dreamed. But there is still a star in the sky.”
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Billy Graham
“Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though they possess Him.”
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Billy Graham
“The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.”
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Billy Graham
“When one bears suffering faithfully, God is glorified and honored.”
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Billy Graham
“The men who followed Jesus were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up.”
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Billy Graham
