“Why shouldn’t we have laws forbidding pornography and obscenity? Many heroic leaders have tried, but they have stumbled over even the definition of the word “obscenity.” If we cannot agree on the length of a foot, it is because we have lost our yardstick.”
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Billy Graham
“You cannot pray for someone and hate them at the same time. Even if you are asking God to restrain their evil actions,
you should also be praying that He will change their hearts. Only eternity will reveal the impact of our prayers for others.”
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Billy Graham
“God’s will is for us to commit our lives to Christ and follow Him. God’s will also is that we avoid sin.”
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Billy Graham
“As Christians, we are not to get our worlds mixed up . . . We are not to mingle with the world, but we are to witness to the world.”
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Billy Graham
“Parents need much wisdom in relating to their grown children—and much prayer. Children likewise have much to learn about relating to their parents as the years pass.”
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Billy Graham
“The Bible differentiates clearly between true faith and mere religiosity.”
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Billy Graham
“Death is said in the Bible to be a coronation for the Christian.”
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Billy Graham
“Can we overcome our anger, instead of constantly being overcome by it? Yes—with God’s help. Peter’s anger was channeled into boldness for Christ. Paul’s anger against Christians was replaced with a burning passion to spread the Gospel. Is this your goal?”
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Billy Graham
“Many churches have molded their programs around the community—not the Word of God.”
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Billy Graham
“Your yearning for God must supersede all other desires. It must be like a gnawing hunger and a burning thirst.”
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Billy Graham
“We have been trying to solve every ill of society as though society were made up of regenerate men to whom we had an obligation
to speak with Christian advice.”
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Billy Graham
“The mourning of inadequacy is a weeping that catches the attention of God . . .The happiest day of my life was when I realized that my own ability, my own goodness, my own morality was insufficient in the sight of God; and I publicly and openly acknowledged my need of Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“No church is perfect, but don’t let that discourage you. Someone has said that if you ever find one that is, it will stop being perfect the minute you join!”
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Billy Graham
“Statistics indicate that the church is rapidly losing in the population explosion. There are fewer Christians per capita every day.”
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Billy Graham
“Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.”
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Billy Graham
