Billy Graham, Billy Graham In Quotes Quotes

Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man’s rebellion against God.

Man is a rebel, and a rebel is naturally in confusion. He is in conflict with every other rebel. For a rebel by his very nature is selfish. He is seeking his own good and not the good of others.

The deepest problems of the human race are spiritual in nature. They are rooted in man’s refusal to seek God’s way for his life. The problem is the human heart, which God alone can change.

Man’s nature and destiny are revealed in the Scriptures.

Our worldly wisdom has made us calloused and hard. Our natural wisdom, as the Scriptures teach, comes not from God, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish.

In taking our human nature upon Himself, [Jesus] showed us what we might become, what God intended us to be.

Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan.

You cannot argue with [Satan], for he is the greatest debater of all time.

The devil is alive and kicking. But if you are in Christ and follow the rules of daily Bible study, prayer, and witnessing, he has no power over you.

Satan is masterful at using just enough of God’s truth to capture a person’s attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray.

Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.

If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.

Satan is real and is opposed to everything God is doing.

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters’ rights to the title of the earth.

Satan didn’t lose any of his beguiling ways when he became the fallen prince. He took his charm, his subtleties, and his clever plots to use on us.

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

Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths.

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

Never forget: Satan’s goal is to turn us away from God.

[Satan] will create a religion without a Redeemer. He will build a church without a Christ. He will call for worship without the Word of God.

The mind is the devil’s favorite avenue of attack.

I have yet to see Satan overcome a truly joyful Christian.

Before Satan there was no sin, and before sin there was no pain.

Since the Bible is God’s Word, we shouldn’t be surprised if Satan tries to convince us otherwise.

We are living in a topsy-turvy world, where all is confusion. But you may be sure that it is confusion with a plan—Satan’s plan!

Never forget: Death was Satan’s greatest victory.

Satan will thrash about in one last burst of evil, hoping to capture as many souls as possible before his inevitable end.

Men cannot help that it is their nature to respond to the lewd, the salacious, and the vile. They will have difficulty doing otherwise until they are born again.

In John 6 we read that when great multitudes went after Him, He told them three times that unless they were willing to pay the price, they could not be His followers.

[Jesus] asked [His followers] to count the cost carefully, lest they should turn back when they met with suffering and privation. He told His followers that the world would hate them.

Don’t be deceived by Satan and his lies. Instead, stay close to Christ—because the closer you are to Him, the farther away you are from the devil.

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.

If [Christian leaders] do not teach Christian principles to all followers of Christ, we are not equipping them with God’s truth that willovercome worldly influence.

Following Christ has been made too easy. It is easy to follow Him when our world is safe and comfortable . . .but when that world shatters, only a secure faith will sustain us.

Learn to keep close to [Jesus], to listen to His voice, and follow Him.

By faith in [Jesus] we can be forgiven of our sins and know the joy of following Him every day.

The men who followed Jesus were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up.

The same Book that tells us over and over again of God’s love warns us constantly of the devil who would come between us and God, the devil who is ever waiting to ensnare men’s souls.

The devil is the god of this world and he has blinded our eyes.

Satan wants to lure us into his traps, and he knows exactly what kind of “bait” will appeal to us. He knows what we’re like, and he will attack us exactly where we are the weakest.

Satan will do everything he can to divide Christians and destroy our witness. Only the Holy Spirit can subdue our old nature and overcome it with God’s love.

Don’t give Satan a foothold, but discipline yourself to stay close to God. He alone is your security.

[Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.

When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.

The greatest roadblock to Satan’s work is the Christian who, above all else, lives for God, walks with integrity, is filled with the Spirit, and is obedient to God’s truth.

The greatest hindrance to Satan’s destructive efforts is our standing strong in the knowledge and fear of the Lord.

Satan rejoices when we are inconsistent, because he knows that an inconsistent Christian is an ineffective Christian—or worse.

We constantly pass up the rich and beautiful and ennobling experiences and seek out the tawdry, the cheap, and the degrading. These are the works of the devil, and they flourish on every side!

Satan does not care how much you theorize about Christianity or how much you profess to know Christ. What he opposes vigorously is the way you live Christ.

We must be constantly aware that Satan can take any human effort and twist it to serve his own purposes.