Billy Graham Quotes

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

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

Never forget: Death was Satan’s greatest victory.

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!

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

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

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

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

[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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

The human race has the power right now to destroy itself. Jesus Christ is going to save us from ourselves.

We have at our fingertips every pleasure that man is capable of enjoying, and man has abused every gift God ever gave him.

We are like a restless sea, finding a little peace here and a little pleasure there, but nothing permanent and satisfying. So the search continues!

[Mankind has] allowed worldly desires and pleasures to fill the heart and mind. Whatever the sin, we need to repent and turn to Jesus Christ in faith for forgiveness and new life.

Many of us have no appetite for spiritual things because we are absorbed in the sinful pleasures of this world. We have been eating too many of the devil’s delicacies.

Salvation is always “good news.” It is news of God’s love and forgiveness—adoption into His family—fellowship with His people—freedom from the penalty of sin—liberation from the power of sin.

Your salvation is a free gift, made possible only because God planned it . . .Christ paid for it . . . and the Holy Spirit assures you of it.

God doesn’t say to be perfect and you’ll get to heaven. He says to confess that you’re a sinner and come to the cross, and whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

The Bible is primarily concerned with the story of man’s redemption as it is in Jesus Christ. If you read Scripture and miss the story of salvation, you have missed its message and its meaning.

If Satan can’t keep you away from Christ, he will at least try to make you doubt your salvation.

Believers in Christ owe nothing to God in payment for salvation . . . but they do owe God a life of undivided devotion and service.

God’s grace—His goodness and love toward us in spite of our sin—is the wellspring of our salvation.

The blood of Christ justifies and saves us . . .The word justification means “just as if you had never sinned.

God longs for men to be saved. God is at work to get men to stop their downward plunge in sin.

How can men boast that they control their own destiny when they cannot solve the problems of war, racism, poverty, sickness, or suffering?

Patience is the transcendent radiance of a loving and tender heart which, in its dealings with those around it, looks kindly and graciously upon them.

Patience includes perseverance—the ability to bear up under weariness, strain, and persecution when doing the work of the Lord.

Patience graciously, compassionately and with understanding, judges the faults of others without unjust criticism.

God allows difficulties, inconveniences, trials, and even suffering to come our way for a specific purpose: They help develop the right attitude for the growth of patience.

Patience is part of true Christlikeness, something we so often admire in others without demanding it of ourselves.

Patience in our lives springs from God’s power based upon our willingness to learn it.

Pride flees when we compare ourselves to God instead of [to] other people.

Man stands on the brink of hell. The forces building up in our world are so overwhelming that man everywhere is beginning to cry out in desperation: “What must I do to be saved?

Millions today want salvation, but on their own terms. They want to come their own way, and so we have hundreds of schemes and plans devised by men to regain paradise.

We must not build up ourselves at the expense of others.

Pride always puts [self] above others—and cuts [itself] off from them as a result. No one likes an arrogant, prideful person.