"In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ."
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Billy Graham quotes (page 4 of 34)
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"Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched by pain tend to be shallow in their perspectives on life. Suffering, on the other hand, tends to plow up the surface of our lives to uncover the depths that provide greater strength of purpose and accomplishment. Only deeply plowed earth can yield bountiful harvests."
"Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?"
"Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone."
"The way we live often speaks far louder than our words."
"Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go."
"A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip."
"The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas."
"The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us."
"Don't be a half-Christian. There are too many of such in the world. The world has a profound respect for people who are sincere in their faith."
"Prayer is crucial in evangelism: Only God can change the heart of someone who is in rebellion against Him. No matter how logical our arguments or how fervent our appeals, our words will accomplish nothing unless God's Spirit prepares the way."
"We can change the course of events if we go to our knees in believing prayer."
"Our valleys may be filled with foes and tears; but we can lift our eyes to the hills to see God and the angels, heaven's spectators, who support us according to God's infinite wisdom as they prepare our welcome home."
"Our world is obsessed with success. But how does God define success? Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling."
"It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put Jesus on the cross - it was your sins and my sins that made it necessary for Him to volunteer His death."
"If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew."
"Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved."
"Art and education may refine the taste, but they cannot purify the heart and regenerate the individual. His (Christ’s) words were simple yet profound. And they shook people, provoking either happy acceptance or violent refection. People were never the same after listening to him….The people 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."
"The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion."
"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness."