Billy Quotes
Statistics indicate that the church is rapidly losing in the population explosion. There are fewer Christians per capita every day.
The church has lost its ability to discipline members who live openly in sin. Consequently, we have lost our witness in the community.
The church is a storehouse of spiritual food whereby the inner man is fed, nourished, and developed into maturity. If it fails, it is not fulfilling its purpose as a church.
It could be said that going to church will not make one a Christian. But . . . refusing to fellowship with believers will not make you one either.
Down through the centuries the church has contributed more than any other single agency in lifting social standards to new heights.
The church isn’t just a particular building or congregation but the spiritual fellowship of all who belong to Jesus Christ. If we belong to Christ, we also belong to each other.
Many churches have molded their programs around the community—not the Word of God.
The Lord did not design the church to cater to people’s needs—the Lord breathed life into the church to proclaim His truths.
The subject of heaven is much easier to accept than the subject of hell. And yet the Bible teaches both.
Not one word about hell in the Bible would ever make you want to go there.
I am conscious of the fact that the subject of hell is not a very pleasant one. It is very unpopular, controversial, and misunderstood . . .As a minister I must deal with it. I cannot ignore it.
Among those Christians to whom hell means little, Calvary means less.
The Bible teaches there is hell for every person who willingly and knowingly rejects Christ as Lord and Savior. Many passages could be quoted to support that fact.
Hell has been cloaked in folklore and disguised in fiction for so long, many people deny the reality of such a place.
A seminary professor I once knew told his students, “Never preach about hell without tears in your eyes.
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!
Apart from religious influence, the family is the most important unit of society.
It doesn’t take great wealth or social influence to be faithful, but it does take obedience and endurance.
The way in which we react to hurts and disappointments influences the shaping of our personalities.
Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.
We must understand what the word believe implies. It means “commit” and “surrender.
Faith actually means surrender and commitment to the claims of Christ. It means an acknowledgment of sin and a turning to Christ.
Jesus expects one hundred percent surrender, and when that is accomplished He rewards a thousandfold.
Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount.
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.
Pentecost was the day of power of the Holy Spirit. It was the day the Christian church was born.
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.
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.
New morality is nothing more than the old immorality brought up to date.
Because truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.
Our emotions can lie to us, and we need to counter our emotions with truth.
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.
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.
The Holy Spirit can take God’s word of truthand minister it to our deepest needs.
It is far better to know God’s truth than to be ignorant of it.
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.
We have changed our moral code to fit our behavior instead of changing our behavior to harmonize with God’s moral code.
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.
The Bible teaches that man can undergo a radical spiritual and moral change that is brought about by God Himself.
What happens when lying and stealing and immorality and murder become the norm? The result can be summarized in one word: chaos.
Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.
The fact that immorality is rampant throughout the nation doesn’t make it right!
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.
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.
When we all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, we will have our true motives revealed.
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.
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.
Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach.