Quotes from Billy Graham

The journey God has set before us isn't a freeway; we are constantly encountering forks and junctions and crossroads. Which way will we go when we meet them? Life is filled with decisions, and we can't avoid them.

Satan exalted himself above God and endeavored to get man to doubt the reliability of God's Word.

The Western world's sole objective seems to be success, status, security, self-indulgence, pleasure, and comfort.

In earlier periods of history, adolescence was virtually unknown . . . Today, the span between childhood and adulthood may extend over ten years. Deferred adulthood is synonymous with deferred responsibility.

This should be the motto of every follower of Jesus Christ. Never stop praying no matter now dark and hopeless it may seem.

Drunkenness. This Greek word means overindulgence in alcohol. Alcohol may be used for medicine, but it can also become a terrible drug. The way it is used in our world is probably one of the great evils of our day. It is a self-inflicted impediment that springs from "a man taking a drink, a drink taking a drink, and drink taking the man." Distilled liquors as we have them today were unknown in Bible times.12

The greatest need in the world today is for fully committed Christians.

Only God can break down the national and racial barriers that divide men today. Only God can supply that love that we must have for our fellowman. We will never build brotherhood of man upon earth until we are believers in Christ Jesus.

The broken home has become the number one social problem of America, and could ultimately lead to the destruction of our civilization . . . it does not make screaming headlines; but, like termites, it is eating away at the heart and core of the American structure.

God can do more with a few days of your time if given completely to Him, than He can with a whole life characterized by a half-hearted service.

Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount.

There are storms in your own life: storms of temptation, confusion, and difficulty . . .An uneasy conscience says, "Stop before it is too late!

God gave the Bible to us because He wants us to know Him and love Him and serve Him. Most of all, He gave it to us so we can become more like Christ.

It's tough to be a Christian in our world. We need to be willing to take on Jesus' unpopularity and the scorn that is often heaped on Him.

Satan perverts everything good by mimicking and mocking the real thing.

Without Ruth's partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team.

Our prayers must be in accordance with the will of God for the simple reason that God knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.

Jesus does not allow us to be neutral about Him. Jesus demands that we decide about Him.

In Houston, Texas, a man was born again in one of our meetings. He owned a liquor store. The next morning he had a sign on the front of his door saying, "Out of business.

There are Christians who have never really learned the biblical truth of separation: separation from unclean thoughts and unclean habits.

Satan is the illusive manipulator. He prances and dances and drinks in the adulation of his worshippers as he glimmers and shimmers, displaying all that glitters and all that attracts the shallowness of man.

Down through the ages man's heart has remained unchanged. Whatever the color of his skin, whatever his cultural or ethnic background, he needs the Gospel of Christ.

Success or failure cannot be measured by any human standard.

Our magazine shelves are filled with crime and sex pulp-magazines that are being read and devoured by millions of young people . . . Scores are seeing each week the trash that Hollywood produces. Truly our children are "movie mad.