Billy Quotes

Pure hearts will be Christlike. It is God’s desire that we be conformed to the image of His Son.

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].

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.

From compromise to deceit is a small step.

Don’t conform to those who have been overwhelmed by the tide of immorality sweeping our country!

It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person’s true character.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it’s been set aside for an “It’s all right if you don’t get caught” philosophy.

Consistency, constancy, and undeviating diligence to maintain Christian character are a must if the older generation is to command respect, or even a hearing, from the young.

Trials and difficulties may assail the life of a believer, but they also have the ability to remold his character and banish from his life those impurities which might impair growth and service.

A godlikeness of character is the Christian’s proper heritage in this earthly walk.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and so is our character.

Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it—immediately and without compromise.

Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

Many Christians give in to various temptations through peer pressure and find themselves surrendering to worldly passions, justifying pleasures the world offers.

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.

Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted.

Every stage of life has its own temptations and dangers, and Satan will do all he can to exploit them . . .the time to prepare is now, not when it arrives.

Everyone has temptations but some folks entertain them . . .Get your eyes off the temptation and onto Christ!

We can’t flee from temptation in our own strength—but God will give us the strength we need, if we’ll only seek it. A friend of mine says, “When the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!

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.

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

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.

The blood of Christ purchased the church.

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.

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

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.