“We do not fail to enjoy the fruit of the Spirit because we live in a sea of corruption; we fail to do so because the sea of corruption is in us.”
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Billy Graham
“Don’t let hatred control you, no matter what others do that causes [anger]. You would only become guilty of the same sin that afflicts them, and nothing would be solved.”
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Billy Graham
“Once God leads you to make a decision, don’t draw back. Instead, trust His leading, and believe He goes before you—because He does.”
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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
“The church in America has been deeply infiltrated by the “world,” and in the process it is beginning to copy and resemble the world in many of its activities.”
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Billy Graham
“Materialism may do what a foreign invader could never hope to achieve—materialism robs a nation of its spiritual strength.”
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Billy Graham
“Man is a rebel, and a rebel is naturally in confusion. He is in conflict with every other rebel. For a rebel by his very nature is selfish. He is seeking his own good and not the good of others.”
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Billy Graham
“My father-in-law . . . was a great inspiration to me both in life and in his preparation for death.”
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Billy Graham
“The greatest tribute a boy can give to his father is to say, “When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad.” It is a convicting responsibility for us fathers and grandfathers.”
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Billy Graham
“Today we see social evil, terrorism, and gross immorality throughout the world. Someone has said, “A wrong deed is right if the majority of people declare it not to be wrong.”
By this principle we can see our standards shifting
from year to year according to the popular vote!
This new permissiveness is condoned by intelligent men and women,
many of whom are found in the churches.”
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Billy Graham
“Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.”
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Billy Graham
“What began as an apparently harmless pastime has ended up as a frightening, overpowering addiction or obsession.”
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Billy Graham
“Do you want to know what God’s will is for you? It is for you to become more and more like Christ. This is spiritual maturity, and if you make this your goal, it will change your life.”
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Billy Graham
“Jesus expects one hundred percent surrender, and when that is accomplished He rewards a thousandfold.”
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Billy Graham
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.”
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Billy Graham
