Jo Graham Quotes

Just as the Bible is God’s written Word, so Jesus is God’s living Word.

One can approach the Bible with a cold, rationalistic attitude, or one can do so with reverence and the desire to hear God speak.

I do not understand why reading the Bible in public should make others feel uncomfortable . . . it may be such an example that serves to remind them of the Book they have neglected.

The [Bible’s] message is concerned with earth dwellers, their origin, the reason for their existence, the cause of their misery, and the plan of redemption for a fallen race.

We are not free to pick and choose the parts of the Bible we want to believe or obey. God has given us all of it, and we should be obedient to all of it.

Psalms teaches us how to relate to God, and Proverbs teaches us how to relate to others.

The Bible is our authority in everything it touches. This means the Bible is our guide to show us how to live . . . it is our instructor.

The Bible has stood the test of time because it is divinely inspired by Almighty God, written in ink that cannot be erased by any man, religion, or belief system.

Man has not changed. Man still rejects the testimony of the Scripture.

Every generation has found [the Bible’s] message indispensable, and its influence on individuals and society over the centuries has been enormous.

God’s laws for the spiritual world are found in the Bible. Whatever else there may be that tells us of God, it is more clearly told in the Bible.

The Bible will always be the center of controversy.

The only place we can find a clear, i unmistakable message is in the Word of God [the Bible].

The central theme of the Bible is salvation, and the central personality of the Bible is Christ.

The Bible is to be our basis of authority. We must “by faith” accept [Jesus] as the Son of the living God. This sounds narrow and intolerant, and in a sense it is!

People from all walks of life are searching for answers to life’s problems. I believe the Bible has the answer to man’s deepest needs.

The main “food” God has given to strengthen us is the Bible, the Word of God.

Each of us has our reference point and as a Christian the reference point by which I measure my life and thought is the Bible.

I don’t think people can live without hope. What oxygen is to the lungs, hope is to our survival in this world. And the Bible is filled with hope.

The Bible is the constant fountain for faith, conduct, and inspiration from which we drink daily.

God gave the Bible to us because He wants us to know Him and love Him and serve Him. Most of all, He gave it to us so we can become more like Christ.

Some of the strongest warnings about judgment in the Bible come from the lips of Jesus.

Man is precisely what the Bible says he is. Human nature is behaving exactly as the Bible said it would. The course of human events is flowing just as Christ predicted.

The Bible teaches that man’s chief problem is spiritual.

The Bible . . . is the only Book that offers man a redemption and points the way out of his dilemmas. It is our one sure guide in an unsure world.

We have become a nation of biblical illiterates.

Without the Bible, this world would indeed be a dark and frightening place, without signpost or beacon.

Those who read the Scriptures as magnificent literature, breath-taking poetry, or history and overlook the story of salvation miss the Bible’s real meaning and message.

God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to the Bible.

The Bible stands as the supreme Constitution for all mankind, its laws applying equally to all who live under its domain, without exception or special interpretation.

The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy.

I have yet to discover a source of information, practical advice, and hope that compares to the wisdom found in the Bible.

Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.

Before you “re-think” your faith, it may be wise to examine the critics of the Bible. In the end your faith will be even stronger.

I find something new in the Bible every time I read it . . . that can be the experience of everyone who comes to it wanting to discover more of God’s truth.

Our nation grew strong in an era when moral standards were emphasized, and it will grow weak when we condone that which we once condemned.

All the nations that make up the world are burdened down with riches or poverty, obesity or malnutrition, success or failure.

The great flaw in the American economic system has finally been revealed: an unrealistic faith in the power of prosperity rather than in the ultimate power and benevolence of God.

The blood of Christ “purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9 NIV).

People reading the Bible for the first time are often surprised to discover how much human drama it contains. Almost every conceivable human dilemma and conflict is reflected in its pages.

The Bible is the only Book in the world that predicts the future. The Bible is more modern than tomorrow morning’s newspaper.

The Bible is God’s book of promises, and, unlike the books of men, it does not change or get out of date.

Let the study of the Bible become central in your life—not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.

The sword of the Spirit—the Bible—is the weapon God has provided for us to use in this battle between truth and deception. Make it a priority to wield that sword skillfully.

Today there are more people who know the words to a television commercial than know the words in the Bible.

Every graveyard and every cemetery testify that the Bible is true.

Make the Bible part of your daily life, and ask God to engrave its truths on your soul.

Discover the Bible for yourself.

If I stick to the Bible and preach the principles and the teachings of the Bible, and quote the Bible, it has an impact of its own.

We can trust the Bible because it points us to the most important events in human history: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.