Billy Graham, Billy Graham In Quotes Quotes

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

From compromise to deceit is a small step.

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.

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].

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Sin is a revolt against God.

When something brings profit or pleasure to us, we are inclined to call evil good, even if we know it is dead wrong.

[Christians] are commanded to warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time.

Repentance is mentioned seventy times in the New Testament . . . the Bible says God commands repentance . . . it is a command . . .God says, “Repent! Or perish!

If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies.

Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.

The influence of sin touches the innocent as well as the guilty.

The essence of sin is self-will—placing ourselves at the center of our lives instead of Christ.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not anti-intellectual. It demands the use of [the] mind, but the mind is affected by sin.

Only the Holy Spirit can open our eyes. Only He can convict us of the depth of our sin, and only He can convince us of the truth of the Gospel.

True freedom consists not in the freedom to sin, but the freedom not to sin.

cannot come to Christ unless the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin.

Neither the devil nor the world, nor even our own evil heart can compel us to sin. It must be by our own consent and will.

We don’t need to be crippled any longer by the disease of sin—because God has provided the cure.

We all have a terminal disease far worse than cancer that will kill us morally and spiritually.It’s called sin.

Sin is serious—so serious it sent Jesus Christ to the cross. Flee from [sin] and stay close to Christ.