Inspirational Quotes by Billy Graham
“The human race has the power right now to destroy itself. Jesus Christ is going to save us from ourselves.”
― Billy Graham ,
“On the surface the world has changed radically since that first Christmas. But deep inside, our problems are the same—for they are problems of the heart. And Christ still comes to us to cleanse our guilt, give us hope for the future, and heal our hurts with His love.”
“[The Lord] does go with us through our sufferings, and He awaits us as we emerge on the other side of the tunnel of testing—into the light of His glorious presence to live with Him forever!”
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16KJV).”
“Why are our inner lives so important? One reason is because our thoughts determine our actions.”
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“It was God’s love which knew that men were incapable of obeying His law, and it was His love which promised a Redeemer, a Savior, who would save His people from their sins.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Living the Christian life means striving for holiness.”
― Billy Graham ,
“We are not free to pick and choose the parts of the Bible we want to believe or obey. God has given us all of it, and we should be obedient to all of it.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Take care of your soul—your inner self—by feeding on the Word of God and letting His Spirit transform you from within.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Christ warned His followers that to believe in Him would not make them popular, and that they should be prepared to face affliction for His sake.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Today we look for man-made philosophical panaceas. Discussions and debates go on in every center of learning in a search for ultimate wisdom and its resultant happiness ... We are searching for a way out of our dilemma, and the universal sign we see is "no exit". But the cross presents itself in the midst of our dilemma as our only hope. Here we find the justice of God in perfect satisfaction - the mercy of God extended to the sinner - the love of God covering every need - the power of God for every emergency - the glory of God for every occasion.”
― Billy Graham ,
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“A Christian funeral should be a coronation ceremony, a statement to the world about eternal life.”
― Billy Graham ,
“There is no room for God’s Word in our culture, where our children are without reverence for God or faith in the Bible. There is no room for our Lord’s creed of purity and self-denial when the media sends forth a constant barrage of profanity and indecency and materialism.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Only the forward-looking Christian remains sincerely optimistic and joyful, knowing that Christ will win in the end.”
― Billy Graham ,
“We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily.”
― Billy Graham ,
“I have found that most young people really want us to spell out a moral code. They may not accept it or believe it, but they want to hear it, clearly and without compromise.”
― Billy Graham ,
“Statistics indicate that the church is rapidly losing in the population explosion. There are fewer Christians per capita every day.”
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“The sin of self is a deadly sin.”
― Billy Graham ,
“There is for each man a day, an hour, a minute. The Bible talks in many places about the brevity of life, and the Bible warns that we should be prepared to meet God at all times.”
― Billy Graham ,
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William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelist and an Evangelical Christian. He has been a spiritual adviser to multiple United States presidents and was number eight on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. He is a Southern Baptist. He rose to celebrity status due to his sermons being broadcast on radio and television.
Graham has preached in person to more people around the world than any other Protestant in history. According to his staff, as of 1993 more than 2.5 million people had "stepped forward at his crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior". As of 2008, Graham's lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion.
Billy Graham, the American Christian evangelist, is best known for his worldwide evangelistic crusades preaching the message of Christianity to more people than anyone in history. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) reports, "nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries" have been reached through his ministry. In his lifetime, he has led many thousands to make a decision to receive Jesus as personal Savior and to live for Christ. Graham has been an adviser to many American presidents and according to Gallup Polls is regularly listed as one of the "Ten Most Admired Men in the World
In 1934, at age 16, Graham made a personal commitment to Christ during a revival meeting conducted by Mordecai Ham. He graduated from the Florida Bible Institute, now Trinity College of Florida and was ordained in 1939 by a church in the Southern Baptist Convention. Later in 1943, he graduated from Wheaton College, pastored the First Baptist Church in Western Springs, Illinois, and then joined Youth for Christ.
In 1950 Graham founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which later relocated in 2003 to Charlotte, North Carolina. Billy Graham has authored more than 26 books, which have been translated into several languages.