Billy 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.

Be attractive and winsome, but do not compromise your convictions for the sake of popularity.

One of the real tests of Christian character is to be found in the lives we live from day to day.

In character-building and in living the Christian life, concentration is important. The [person] who has a general interest in everything usually isn’t too good at anything.

God’s judgment echoes the sound of hoofbeats, but God’s love quietly convicts.

God judges mankind by the standard of the only God-man who ever lived, Jesus Christ. Jesus, the innocent Lamb of God, stands between our sin and the judgment of God the Father.

A call for national and individual repentance is urgently needed today, or judgment is certain to fall.

People judge us not by what we think or believe, but by what we do—and when our lives don’t measure up, we lose their respect and they conclude our faith isn’t real.

God has already set the date [for judgment]. You may make and break appointments in this life, but this is one appointment you are going to keep.

Integrity means that if our private life was suddenly exposed, we’d have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

Hundreds of passages point to a time of judgment for every person who has ever lived—none will escape. If you took all the references to judgment out of the Bible, you would have little Bible left.

I believe integrity can be restored to a society one person at a time. The choice belongs to each of us.

Unless men of purpose, integrity, and faith stand together in unswerving loyalty to Jesus Christ, the future of the world is dark indeed.

Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach.

God’s standard is expressed in the Bible, and the ultimate example of that standard is Jesus Christ. When we live by the truth, we possess integrity.

Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian should be known in his neighborhood or place of business as an honest person.

When we all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, we will have our true motives revealed.

No one spoke more about hell than Jesus did, and the hell He came to save men from was not only a hell on earth . . .it was something to come.

The Bible says more about hell than about heaven.

The Ten Commandments are just as valid today as they were when God gave them. They reflect the moral character of God, and they also provide the foundation of right living with others.

The fact that immorality is rampant throughout the nation doesn’t make it right!

Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.

What happens when lying and stealing and immorality and murder become the norm? The result can be summarized in one word: chaos.

The Bible teaches that man can undergo a radical spiritual and moral change that is brought about by God Himself.

We have glamorized vice and minimized virtue. We have played down gentleness, manners, and morals—while we have played up rudeness, savagery, and vice . . . and the philosophy of “might is right.

We have changed our moral code to fit our behavior instead of changing our behavior to harmonize with God’s moral code.

Honesty means exactly what it says. We are honest and trustworthy in all our dealings. People can trust our word, because we refuse to lie or shade the truth.

It is far better to know God’s truth than to be ignorant of it.

The Holy Spirit can take God’s word of truthand minister it to our deepest needs.

If our minds and hearts are not filled with God’s truth, something else will take His place: cynicism, occultism, false religions and philosophies, drugs—the list is endless.

Where there is truth and error there is always compromise. Within some churches there is a movement to reshape the Christian messageto make it more acceptable to man.

Our emotions can lie to us, and we need to counter our emotions with truth.

Because truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

New morality is nothing more than the old immorality brought up to date.

Movie and television stars lay down the law offashions, manners, speech, and even moral behavior. It has been proven that a movie or a television program can brainwash.

I have met men who are habitual liars. They have lied so long that they no longer can distinguish between the truth and a lie. Their sensitivity to sin has been almost completely deadened.

The blood of Christ purchased the church.

Pentecost was the day of power of the Holy Spirit. It was the day the Christian church was born.

In our spiritual pilgrimage we see sins which mar our relationship with God, but beneath it is a commitment which seeks to move beyond to a higher life, based on wholehearted surrender to God.

Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount.

Jesus expects one hundred percent surrender, and when that is accomplished He rewards a thousandfold.

Faith actually means surrender and commitment to the claims of Christ. It means an acknowledgment of sin and a turning to Christ.

We must understand what the word believe implies. It means “commit” and “surrender.

Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.

The way in which we react to hurts and disappointments influences the shaping of our personalities.

It doesn’t take great wealth or social influence to be faithful, but it does take obedience and endurance.

Apart from religious influence, the family is the most important unit of society.

I would not change places with the wealthiest and most influential person in the world. I would rather be a child of the King, a joint-heir with Christ, a member of the Royal Family of heaven!

God can use the fear that grips the hearts of men today to point them to eternal truths—the truth of God’s eternal judgment, and the truth of His eternal love.

As I read the Bible, I seem to find holiness to be [Christ’s] supreme attribute.