Billy Graham Quotes

In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.

When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us.

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.

Although we may trust God's promises for life after death and the certainty of a heavenly home, we must still face the reality of death.

‎"Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

Your salvation depends on what [Christ] has done for you, not on what you do for Him. It isn't your hold on God that saves you. It's His hold on you.

I can barely walk, but it's a privilege to be able to move at all.

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.

What does the divine sufferer (Jesus) demand from us? Only our faith, our love, our grateful praise, our consecrated hearts and lives. Is that too much to ask?

May our prayers today, and every day, be from our hearts and with the focus of our whole being.

His (God) love is not a passing fancy or superficial emotion; it is a profound and unshakable commitment that seeks what is best for us.

I have never been quite sure who controls the weather. Although we always prayed for clear skies, I have had to preach in all kinds of storms.

It could be that one of the greatest hindrances to evangelism is the poverty of our own experience.

Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.

The thought of the future life with its prerogatives and joys helps to make the trials of the present seem light and transient.

God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.

Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God.

I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.

The foundations of civilization are no stronger and no more enduring than the corporate integrity of the homes on which they rest. If the home deteriorates, civilization will crumble and fall.

I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.'

The greatest fear comes when God is a stranger.

Avail yourself of the greatest privilege this side of heaven. Jesus Christ died to make this communion and communication with the Father possible.

The same sun that melts the butter hardens the clay.

God's path always delivers what He promises.

... when we are hurt it is important to remember that God Himself has allowed it for a purpose.

A Christian is someone who has turned to God from idols.

Even when we allow our imaginations to run wild on the joys of heaven, we find that our minds are incapable of conceiving what it will be like.

I am convinced that when a man sincerely searches for God with all his heart, God will reveal Himself in some way.

The motive of grace is the infinite, compassionate love of a merciful God, but the work of grace was the death of Christ on the cross.

A life touched by the Holy Spirit will tolerate sin no longer.

Heaven is a wonderful place and the benefits for the believer are out of this world!

You choose sin. You practice sin.

The Bible says we must choose two ways of life.

I never imagined anybody would ever come out to hear me preach. I'm just a country dairy farmer from North Carolina.

Christ demands first place. There's no room on the throne of your heart for two gods.

The reason we have this inner conviction that death is not the end - and that Heaven exists - is because we were created in the image of God.

Those who have a true love of freedom will do everything in their power to keep the freedom that they have.

I know God is in charge. Not me, I'm nothing. I wouldn't be anything except for the power of the spirit of God.

Be careful before leaving someone in a sorrowing situation. Say a word of prayer with them and share even a brief word of encouragement from the Scriptures.

I think that I failed by not studying more, and praying more, and spending more time with my family.

Our World has becoime a neighbourhood without becoming a brotherhood.

The greatest need in the world at this moment is the transformation of human nature.

Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.

... our little things are all big to God's love; our big things are all small to His power.

Ruth and I are happily incompatible.

Prayer never works for me on the golf course. That may have something to do with my being a terrible putter.

I only know that when Jesus is with a person, that one can endure the deepest suffering and somehow emerge a better and stronger Christian because of it.

The crowds themselves are meaningless. The thing that counts is what happens to the hearts of the people.

Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the grace of God.

Heaven will be the perfection we've always longed for. All the things that made Earth unlovely and tragic will be absent in heaven.