Billy Graham Quotes
Evangelist
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
Only the supernatural love of God through changed lives can solve the problems that we face in our world.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.
It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.
God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.
You're born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there's a loophole.
The highest form of 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.
Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.
The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.
Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.
The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.
A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.
The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.
I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.
If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
I'm grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.
I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.
The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
What really matters is how God sees me. He isn't concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man's soul.
Once you've lost your privacy, you realize you've lost an extremely valuable thing.
When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.
The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
Only those who want everything done for them are bored.
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.
Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.
Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.
Every human being is under construction from conception to death.
I don't think I get angry.
Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed.
Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.
God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.
Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives.
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.
Regardless of what society says, we can't go on much longer in the sea of immorality without judgment coming.
We're all sinners. Everybody you meet all over the world is a sinner.
I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.
The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation... But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.
I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.'
I just want to lobby for God.
The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on this planet. Disease will be eliminated. Death will be abolished. War will be eradicated. Nature will be transformed.
I can't explain 9/11, except the evil of man.
The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
I am amazed at the wonders of technology and am grateful for the ways in which we are able to use it to share the Gospel around the world.
Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don't think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.
Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.
Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.
I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.'
Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.
Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
It's no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and humanism.
Everywhere I go I find that people... both leaders and individuals... are asking one basic question, 'Is there any hope for the future?' My answer is the same, 'Yes, through Jesus Christ.'
Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.
It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.
I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.
'Suffering should not make us bitter people,' my mother once said, 'it should make us better comforters.' Young people need to hear this from those who have walked before them, because someday they'll be walking those same steps, but there may not be anyone following behind.
Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.
Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.
Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God's word.
No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.
Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?
I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.
There's a great deal to say in the Bible about the signs we're to watch for, and when these signs all converge at one place we can be sure that we're close to the end of the age.
Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren't enough to hold us steady when the challenges come... We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life's hard times.
I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.
When Christians say God has been talking to them about something, it simply means they have a strong inner conviction or feeling that God has made His will known to them.
I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.
The thing that alarms me is that there are so many clergymen who say that the so-called 'new morality' is all right. They say we're living in a new generation; let's be relevant, let's change God's law. Let's say that adultery is all right under certain circumstances; fornication's all right under certain circumstances. If it's 'meaningful.'
For those of you who do not know Him, choosing your eternal home is the most important decision you will ever make.