Jo Graham Quotes
If ever a generation was bequeathed the knowledge of God, we were. Yet we are throwing away this glorious heritage on our lust and passions.
Today an educated, civilized society is turning its face while thousands of unborn babies are being killed. God Himself, if not history, will judge this greater holocaust.
Much of the world in search of knowledge and fulfillment ignores God!
It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man’s refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us.
We are the most informed people in the history of civilization—and yet the most confused. Though our heads are crammed with knowledge, our hearts are empty.
Christians are expected to carry the marks of the Lord Jesus, not adapt to the fashionable counterculture driven by marketing traps.
If you are a true Christian . . .you will reveal through your daily life the fruit of the Spirit . . .and all the other Christian virtues which round out a Christlike personality.
A born-again Christian should no more think of going back to the old life than an adult to his childhood.
Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though they possess Him.
Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.
Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.
The Christian has a great obligation to be ethical and honest in all things, even sometimes at personal hazard. It is in the difficult situation that the qualities of a Christian are seen.
A baby isn’t meant to stay a baby forever, and neither is a new Christian.
The goal of a child’s life is maturity—and the goal of a Christian’s life is spiritual maturity.
Today our churches are filled, but how many are actually practicing Christianity in daily life?
My wife has said that a bitter, sour Christianis one of Satan’s greatest trophies—and she’s right.
Christians are becoming disengaged in following the Scripture that tells us not to conform to the world’s system.
Christians, saints of God, pray that the dew of heaven may fall on earth’s dry thirsty ground, and that righteousness may cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
I like the bumper sticker that reads, “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” But that does not give us license to live below God’s standard.
When confronted with the world’s problems, we Christians say automatically: “Christianity is the answer.” But this is not true! It is the application of Christianity that is the answer.
A contentious, belligerent Christian isn’t living according to the Spirit but according to the flesh. When we stubbornly insist on our own way and are insensitive to others, peace is not our goal.
The feet of the Christian need to tread the narrow path that the Savior trod, keeping in step with Him.
Christians are not powerless. We have the mighty power of God available through God the Holy Spirit, even in this world.
The Christian’s journey through life isn’t a sprint but a marathon.
Tragic as it is when a child fails to develop physically or mentally, even more tragic is a Christian who fails to develop spiritually.
Christianity is not an insurance policy against life’s ills and troubles.
Christians, pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit upon a willful, evil, unrepentant world.
As Christians we are constantly bombarded with attitudes and values which are contrary to biblical teaching.
The faithful Christian steward acknowledges that God owns all he has, and it is his responsibility to manage and dispose of his possessions in a way that is acceptable to the Lord.
I fear that so often we Christians give the idea that the truth is fiction by the way we live and by the lack of dedication to the teachings of our Lord.
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.
Christianity is a Gospel of crisis. It proclaims unmistakably that this world’s days are numbered.
It is a tragic fact that the vast majority of Christians today are living a sub-normal Christian life.
The greatest need in the world today is for fully committed Christians.
It’s tough to be a Christian in our world. We need to be willing to take on Jesus’ unpopularity and the scorn that is often heaped on Him.
There are Christians who have never really learned the biblical truth of separation: separation from unclean thoughts and unclean habits.
Millions of professing Christians are only just that—“professing.” They have never possessed Christ. They live lives characterized by the flesh.
Christianity is not an accretion, it is not something added. It is a new total outlook which is satisfied with nothing less than penetration to the furthest corners of the mind and the understanding.
All of Christianity is based on a person—Jesus Christ. Christ Himself is the embodiment of the Gospel.
Christianity is not a spectator sport, it’s something in which we become totally involved.
Affliction may be for our edification and Christian development.
I believe there is an obedience to the Gospel, there is a self-denial and a bearing of the cross, if you are to be a follower of Christ. Being a Christian is a serious business.
Christianity has no shrines to visit, no dusty remains to venerate, no tombs at which to worship.
Christians should be a foreign influence, a minority group in a pagan world.