Quotes from Billy Graham

One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst.

There are many bibles of different religions; there is the Mohammedan Koran, the Buddhist Canon of Sacred Scripture, the Zoroastrian Zend-Avesta, and the Brahman Veda . . . they all begin with some flashes of true light, and end in utter darkness. Even the most casual observer soon discovers that the Bible is radically different. It is the only Book that offers redemption to us and points the way out of our dilemma.

The light of God's presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.

Revenge easily descends into an endless cycle of hate and violence. The Bible says never repay evil with evil.

The church is blending into the community by embracing what the world enjoys and, in turn, bringing inside the church the world's ideas and interests.

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.

Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him—not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands—for our confidence in the future.

People, especially the young, wanted to hear about God and not man.

We see that humanism has become for many a polite name for a vocal, aggressive, influential crusade against religion in the name of social and moral advance. There is nothing new about humanism. It is the yielding to Satan's first temptation of Adam and Eve: "Ye shall be as gods" [Genesis 3:5 KJV].

If God were to eradicate all evil from this planet, He would have to eradicate all evil men. Who would be exempt? "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" [Romans 3:23 NIV]. God would rather transform the evil man than eradicate him.

Repentance is mentioned seventy times in the New Testament . . . the Bible says God commands repentance . . . it is a command . . . God says, "Repent! Or perish!

Astrology can never give you the answers to life's deepest questions—especially where you will spend eternity. Commit your life to Christ. It will give you joyous confidence that your future is securely in His hands—tomorrow and forever.

The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.

Faith literally means "to give up, surrender, or commit." Faith is complete confidence.

Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me.

Thousands of Christians compromise their faith in Jesus Christ by denying Him. Even some clergymen neglect or deliberately refuse to close a public prayer in the name of Jesus for fear of offending an unbeliever. They cannot endure the persecution that may follow an acknowledgment of Jesus Christ.

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.

Most of all, let the Word of God fill you and renew your mind every day. When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.

Students today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about the occult. Many people do not know they are turning to Satan. They are being deluded.

When Jesus needed friends, they left Him.

Anxiety and fear are like baby tigers: The more you feed them, the stronger they grow.

God the Spirit] will never lead you contrary to the Word of God. I hear people saying, "The Lord led me to do this . . ." I am always a little suspicious unless what the Lord has said is in keeping with His Word.

Many people say they do not fear death, but the process of dying. It's not the destination, but the trip that they dread.

Faith grows when it is planted in the fertile soil of God's Word.