Quotes from Billy Graham

Oh, God, I know I am a sinner. I am sorry for my sins, and I want to turn from them. I trust Christ alone as my Savior, and I confess Him as my Lord. From this moment on, I want to serve Him and follow Him in the fellowship of His church. In Christ's name, I pray. Amen.

The late Dr. Harry Ironside once said, "Beware lest we mistake our prejudices for our convictions." To be sure, we must deplore wickedness, evil, and wrongdoing, but our commendable intolerance of sin too often develops into a deplorable intolerance of sinners. Jesus hates sin but loves the sinner.

Our magazine covers frequently feature the immoral, the perverted, the psychologically sick. Sin is "in." People don't like to be told they are sinners.

I urge new converts to take plenty of time in Bible study and prayer before getting on a public platform to testify.

The highest form or worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite "thank you," it is the recognition of dependence.

May our prayers today—and every day—be from our hearts and with the focus of our whole being!

Each generation becomes more addicted to the sedatives of life, to dull the pain of living.

We say to our children, "Act like grown-ups," but Jesus said to the grown-ups, "Be like children.

The greatest waste in all of our earth is our waste of the time God has given us each day.

Sinful pleasure can ruin our appetite for the things of God.

The Bible teaches that whosoever is born of God does not practice sin.

Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan.

A life without God is like a boat without an anchor.

Man got into difficulty when he lifted his will against God's. He gets out of trouble when he bows to the divine superiority, when he repents and says humbly: "God be merciful to me a sinner." Man's extremity then becomes God's opportunity.

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.

Perversion is considered a biological abnormality rather than a sin. These things are contrary to the teaching of God's Word. And God has not changed. His standards have not been lowered. God still calls immorality a sin and the Bible says God is going to judge it.

God wants us to be broken in spirit so that He can make us strong at the broken places

Don't be bound by the past and its failures. But don't forget its lessons either.

The greatest way to witness is through the life you live. Let the radiance of your Christian life be such that it will make [others] ask questions about your [faith].

Learn from your disappointments and failures and with God's help seek to overcome them. Ask yourself, could I have done anything to prevent this? Were my hopes and dreams unrealistic, or were my motives wrong? Is there a new path God wants me to explore?

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.

God can break the chain of every sin that binds you if you are willing to give it up. He comes into your heart and gives you power to overcome sin.

I long to see [Jesus] face to face, to hear His voice and touch Him. In the day I go to be with Him, there will be no unfulfilled longings or disappointments. He will welcome me into His mansion, answer my questions, and teach me the wisdom of the ages.