“Men and women who give [Christ] first place find that there is no need for anxiety about this world’s goods.”
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Billy Graham
“Some, who doubt that the Bible is the true Word of God, doubt it because they are unwilling to ascribe to God anything they cannot themselves achieve.”
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Billy Graham
“The word decease literally means “exodus” or “going out.” The imagery is that of the children of Israel leaving Egypt and their former life of bondage, slavery, and hardship for the Promised Land. So death to the Christian is an exodus from the limitations, the burdens, and the bondage of this life.”
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Billy Graham
“Escapism seems to be the order of the day . . .Escape with drugs or alcohol, and the bitterness of living will be blurred . . .We can’t escape from God.”
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Billy Graham
“Our minds must be set always to seek the will of the Lord. Following the progressive discipline revealed through the Bible will result in a walk of obedience to God.”
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Billy Graham
“Where students talk about being independent and on their own, you will find them practicing the most rigid conformity in dress, in speech, in moral attitudes, and in thinking. Sometimes they follow fashion at the expense of integrity. They dread to be alone. They do not want to stand out or be different. They want to conform. After they graduate from college, many of these young people want nothing more than a good job with a big firm, and a home somewhere in suburbia. But they don’t find security.”
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Billy Graham
“I have read the last page of the Bible. It is
all going to turn out all right.”
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Billy Graham
“You need to make the right decision—firmly and decisively—and then stick with it with God’s help.”
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Billy Graham
“One of the characteristics of some drugs (such as cocaine) is that they make a person feel strong and alert—when in fact the opposite is the case. Don’t allow yourself to be deceived.”
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Billy Graham
“When we all reach the end of our earthly journey, we will have just begun.”
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Billy Graham
“The devil doesn’t need to invent any new temptations; the old ones work as well as they ever have.”
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Billy Graham
“God Himself is the power that makes prayer work.”
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Billy Graham
“It may shock some parents to learn that we don’t own our children. God has given them to us in trust . . . however, God may transfer our children to His home at any time.”
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Billy Graham
“Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater—the love of God.”
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Billy Graham
“We aren’t only called to become Christians; we are also called to be Christians.”
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Billy Graham