Quotes from Billy Graham

One kind of loneliness is the loneliness of solitude. If you have repented, surrendered, and committed your heart and life to Him, Christ forgives . . . and takes you into His family; He brings you to the hearth, and you feel the warmth of the fire. If you are lonely today, seek Christ and know the fellowship that He brings.

I believe we should pray that God will take possession of our lives totally and completely. We should pray that we will be emptied of self— self-love, self-will, self-ambition—and be placed completely at His disposal.

Some teach "universalism"—that eventually everybody will be saved and the God of love will never send anyone to hell. They believe the words "eternal" or "everlasting" do not actually mean forever. However, the same word which speaks of eternal banishment from God is also used for the eternity of heaven.

It is possible through sin to harden our hearts against God so long that we lose all desire for God. The Scripture says: "God also gave them up" [Romans 1:24 KJV].

An evangelist is like a newscaster on television or a journalist writing for a newspaper . . . except that the evangelist's mission is to tell the Good News that never changes.

I am never lonely when I am sharing [Christ] with others. There is a great exhilaration in talking to others about [Him].

The strain of Christian service can result in sickness . . . I have known Christian workers who have risked their lives and health in serving the Lord.

God did not intend for us to be idle and unproductive. There is dignity in work.

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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.

No form of government has been able to establish righteousness, justice, and peace, the three elements without which we can never have continued national prosperity or international peace.

To injure, ignore, disrespect, and violate the innocence of a child are among the greatest evils known to man.