"If God were to remove all evil from our world (but somehow leave human beings on the planet), it would mean that the essence of 'humanness' would be destroyed. We would become robots."
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Billy Graham quotes (page 29 of 34)
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"There are a lot of groups that feel a little bit strange around me, because I am inclusive."
"Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years."
"... Not only are we comforted in our trials, but our trials can equip us to comfort others."
"The Bible is actually a library of books-some long, some short- written over hundreds of years by many authors. Behind each one, however, was [the] Author: the Spirit of God."
"We never know when we too will be called into eternity. I doubt if even one of those people who got on those planes or walked into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon last Tuesday morning thought it would be the last day of their lives. They didn't - it didn't occur to them. And that's why each of us needs to face our own spiritual need and commit ourselves to God and his will now."
"Give your life to Christ, he'll challenge you."
"We in America should be grateful to God for the blessing he has given us."
"... a true servant of God is someone who helps another succeed."
"Man has always been dexterous at confusing evil with good. That was Adam's and Eve's problem, and it is our problem today. If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation."
"God's grace, quite simply, is God's mercy and goodness toward us."
"There is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul."
"Those are decisions only the Lord will make. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his son for the whole world, and I think he loves everybody regardless of what label they have."
"All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the fact that holiness is a principle for which God would die."
"All mankind is crying out for guidance, for comfort, for peace."
"Even our pets can become idols."
"I received Christ into my heart and my life began to change. But it was a gradual change. And I didn't see any flashing bulbs. I didn't hear any thunder. There was no great emotional experience. It was just saying: Yes, Lord Jesus, I want you to be the lord of my life."
"Don't wavier. Make a decision. Do it now."
"Faith is loved and honored by God more than any other single thing."
"...hymns have been a powerful instrument of God to draw people closer to His Word and the saving riches therein."