“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
“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
“The Bible's picture of a godly leader also describes the godly home: "A shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock" (Isaiah 32:2). May that be true of your home.”
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Billy Graham
“We must be constantly aware that Satan can take any human effort and twist it to serve his own purposes.”
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Billy Graham
“Affliction may be for our edification and Christian development.”
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Billy Graham
“True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency. Make it a habit, and when the need arises you will be in practice.”
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Billy Graham
“America’s Declaration of Independence speaks of “the pursuit of happiness,” but nowhere in the Bible are we told to pursue this. Happiness is elusive, and we don’t find it by seeking it.”
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Billy Graham
“In a decadent society the will to believe, to resist, to contend, to fight, to struggle is gone. In place of this will to resist, there is the desire to conform, to drift, to follow, to yield, and not give up.”
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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
“One result of family failure has been the loss of dignity. No better example can be found than in the use of language. [Language has been reduced to] a four-letter word in movies, on television, in comedy routines, and in real life.”
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Billy Graham
“No matter how much you exercise, no matter how many vitamins or health foods you eat, no matter how low your cholesterol, you will still die—someday. If you knew the moment and manner of your death in advance, would you order your life differently?”
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Billy Graham
“Worldliness is an inner attitude that puts self at the center of life instead of God.”
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Billy Graham
“Obedience is the master key to effectual prayer.”
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Billy Graham
“Ninety-five percent of the difficulties you will experience as a Christian can be traced to a lack of Bible study and reading.”
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Billy Graham
“To be a disciple of Jesus means to learn from Him, to follow Him. The cost may be high.”
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Billy Graham
