“Abraham Lincoln said, “I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book upon reason that you can and the balance upon faith, and you will live and die a better man.” Coleridge said he believed the Bible to be the Word of God because, as he put it, “It finds me.” “If you want encouragement,” John Bunyan wrote, “entertain the promises.”
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Billy Graham
“Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.”
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Billy Graham
“I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord.”
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Billy Graham
“The church should not be pampered but rather prepare for, and expect, persecution—for it is Christ’s body on earth.”
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Billy Graham
“Most people are living for today with barely a thought of eternity.”
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Billy Graham
“Our magazine covers frequently feature the immoral, the perverted, the psychologically sick. Sin is “in.” People don’t like to be told they are sinners.”
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Billy Graham
“Because tragedy happened to you, it gives you a greater sense of oneness with others who experience tragedy. Because we have been comforted through the Word of God, we in turn may be able to comfort others.”
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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
“Some evangelists spend too much time thinking and even planning about how to achieve visible results. This is an easy trap to fall into.”
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Billy Graham
“Apart from religious influence, the family is the most important unit of society.”
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Billy Graham
“The devil has successfully fooled many churches, convincing them to follow the world. Biblical standards have been compromised by convenient social theories.”
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Billy Graham
“When we are filled with the Spirit of God, obeying God, in His will and quoting Scripture, Satan will be defeated.”
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Billy Graham
“Satan rejoices when old habits overwhelm [us] and we cave in to the pressure of the crowd . . .perhaps temptation lures [us] into sin . . .a backsliding Christian compromises their faith and causes unbelievers to mock the Gospel.”
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Billy Graham
“The converted person will love the good he once hated, and hate the sin he once loved.”
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Billy Graham
“I believe we should pray that God will take possession of our lives totally and completely. We should pray that we will be emptied of self— self-love, self-will, self-ambition—and be placed completely at His disposal.”
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Billy Graham
