“Calloused hands were the badge of the pioneer, while furrowed brows are the insignia of modern man.”
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Billy Graham
“Unless the church quickly recovers the authoritative biblical message, we may witness the spectacle of millions of Christians going outside the institutional church to find spiritual food.”
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Billy Graham
“Evangelism is not a calling reserved exclusively for the clergy. I believe one of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism.”
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Billy Graham
“Persecution, whether it is physical, social, or mental, is one of the worst types of pain, but those who persecute us are to be the objects of our prayers.”
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Billy Graham
“If Jesus had not risen from the dead, no right-minded person would have glorified anything so hideous and repulsive as a cross stained with the blood of Jesus . . .An unopened grave would never have opened heaven.”
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Billy Graham
“In our spiritual pilgrimage we see sins which mar our relationship with God, but beneath it is a commitment which seeks to move beyond to a higher life, based on wholehearted surrender to God.”
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Billy Graham
“Jesus told His disciples that the “world,” meaning the world system, the political and social order organized apart from God, will despise Christians.”
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Billy Graham
“Those who believe [in Christ] are expected to be different from the world . . . they are members of a new society.”
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Billy Graham
“The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. PSALM 34:7”
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Billy Graham
“When you are unsure whether or not something is wrong, ask yourself these questions: Does this glorify God? Can I offer a prayer of thanksgiving for it? Does it draw me closer to Christ, or does it make me preoccupied with this world? Will it harm my health or hurt me in some other way? Will it cause someone else to stumble spiritually or morally? I have never forgotten what a wise Christian said to me many years ago: “When in doubt—don’t!”
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Billy Graham
“Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.”
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Billy Graham
“Heaven gives us hope—hope for today and hope for the future. No matter what we’re facing, we know it is only temporary, and ahead of us is Heaven.”
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Billy Graham
“No matter where we are, God is as close as a prayer. He is our support and our strength. He will help us make our way up again from whatever depths we have fallen.”
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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
