Billy Graham, Billy Graham In Quotes Quotes

The secret strength of a nation is found in the faith that abides in the hearts and homes of the country.

No form of government has been able to establish righteousness, justice, and peace, the three elements without which we can never have continued national prosperity or international peace.

People judge us not by what we think or believe, but by what we do—and when our lives don’t measure up, we lose their respect and they conclude our faith isn’t real.

I have read the last page of the Bible. It isall going to turn out all right.

Compromising and conforming to the world’sstandard is against God’s Word.

The devil has successfully fooled many churches, convincing them to follow the world. Biblical standards have been compromised by convenient social theories.

Christ needs people today who are made of martyr stuff! Dare to take a strong, uncompromised stand for Him.

Too many Christian TV and radio programs have been geared to please, entertain, and gain the favor of the world. The temptation is to compromise, to make the gospel more appealing and attractive.

We are to renounce the evil influence of the world, the flesh, and the devil. There can be no parleying, bargaining, compromise, or hesitation. Christ demands total loyalty.

Daniel and his companions were tempted to forsake their godly heritage but they refused. They even faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise.

If we are at peace with this world, it may be because we have sold out to it and compromised with it.

Our culture will stand in roaring ovations for the illusionists, escape artists, and magicians. Deception is everything opposite the truth.

We see ourselves as self-sufficient, self-important, and self-sustaining. God sees us as dependent, self-centered, and self-deceived.

For Satan’s deceptions to be successful, they must be so cunningly devised that his real purpose is concealed by wiles.

Satan’s method has often been to imitate God.Satan is still using this form of deception, and often his representatives are being disguised as ministers of righteousness.

The underlying principle of all Satan’s tactics is deception. He is a crafty and clever camouflager.

Pure hearts will be Christlike. It is God’s desire that we be conformed to the image of His Son.

God’s purpose for us is that we ought to beconformed to the image of His Son. The world may exert its pressure to deform us, but we are told to “be transformed” [Romans 12:2 NIV].

It is a tragedy that many of God’s people have conformed themselves to the world and its thinking, rather than being transformed by the renewing of their minds.

From compromise to deceit is a small step.

Don’t conform to those who have been overwhelmed by the tide of immorality sweeping our country!

It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person’s true character.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it’s been set aside for an “It’s all right if you don’t get caught” philosophy.

Consistency, constancy, and undeviating diligence to maintain Christian character are a must if the older generation is to command respect, or even a hearing, from the young.

Trials and difficulties may assail the life of a believer, but they also have the ability to remold his character and banish from his life those impurities which might impair growth and service.

A godlikeness of character is the Christian’s proper heritage in this earthly walk.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and so is our character.

Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it—immediately and without compromise.

Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

Many Christians give in to various temptations through peer pressure and find themselves surrendering to worldly passions, justifying pleasures the world offers.

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.

Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted.

Every stage of life has its own temptations and dangers, and Satan will do all he can to exploit them . . .the time to prepare is now, not when it arrives.

Everyone has temptations but some folks entertain them . . .Get your eyes off the temptation and onto Christ!

We can’t flee from temptation in our own strength—but God will give us the strength we need, if we’ll only seek it. A friend of mine says, “When the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!

When Jesus was tempted, He didn’t debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: “It is written . . . It is written . . . It is written” (Matthew 4:4–10 NKJV). And each time the devil was defeated.

Be attractive and winsome, but do not compromise your convictions for the sake of popularity.

One of the real tests of Christian character is to be found in the lives we live from day to day.

In character-building and in living the Christian life, concentration is important. The [person] who has a general interest in everything usually isn’t too good at anything.

God’s judgment echoes the sound of hoofbeats, but God’s love quietly convicts.

God judges mankind by the standard of the only God-man who ever lived, Jesus Christ. Jesus, the innocent Lamb of God, stands between our sin and the judgment of God the Father.

A call for national and individual repentance is urgently needed today, or judgment is certain to fall.

Because truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

Pentecost was the day of power of the Holy Spirit. It was the day the Christian church was born.

The blood of Christ purchased the church.

I have met men who are habitual liars. They have lied so long that they no longer can distinguish between the truth and a lie. Their sensitivity to sin has been almost completely deadened.

Movie and television stars lay down the law offashions, manners, speech, and even moral behavior. It has been proven that a movie or a television program can brainwash.

New morality is nothing more than the old immorality brought up to date.

Where there is truth and error there is always compromise. Within some churches there is a movement to reshape the Christian messageto make it more acceptable to man.