Billy Quotes

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.

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

We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily.

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.

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

Sin pierced the very heart of God. God felt every piercing nail and spear thrust. God felt the burning sun. God felt the mocking derision and the body blows.

As much as we hate to admit it, we are sinners by birth. We are also sinners by choice. We are also sinners by practice.

There is less teaching about sin, and very little warning of judgment.

Galatians 5:21 constitutes the most serious warning to those who may think they can sin that grace may abound.

Sin is a revolt against God.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

When we do good—even when others are doing wrong—God will bless us.

My job is to preach the Gospel, which has the power to change men’s lives from the inside out.

It is impossible to believe anything into existence. The Gospel did not come into being because men believed it . . .The fact always precedes the faith.

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news—the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The first hint of the Gospel comes from Genesis 3:15, this is the first promise of salvation.

Jesus Christ is God in human flesh, and the story of His life, death, and resurrection is the only Good News the world will ever hear.

The cause of all trouble, the root of all sorrow, the dread of every man lies in this one small word—sin. It has crippled the nature of man . . .It has caused man to be caught in the devil’s trap.

True repentance is a turning from sin . . . Humanly speaking, it is our small part in the plan of salvation. Our part is repenting. God will do the converting, the transforming, and the forgiving.

The Bible says there is a certain pleasure in sin.However, it is short-lived and fatal.

Sin is the great clogger, and the blood of Christ is the great cleanser.

We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is our willingness to obey.

Before one can know what is right and wrong, he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right.