Quotes from Billy Graham

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

Our nation grew strong in an era when moral standards were emphasized, and it will grow weak when we condone that which we once condemned.

He was about to take upon Himself the sins of men. He was to become sin for us.

God could not consistently love men if He did not provide for the judgment of evildoers.

Christ taught that in the sight of God one soul is worth the entire materialistic world! In God's sight the individual is all-important. When Christ calls a man to follow Him, He calls him "out" from the "group." Christ can fill the vacuums. He can restore your personal identity. He can become the truth to your generation.

Man himself is helpless to detach himself from the gnawing guilt of a heart weighed down with the guilt of sin. But where man has failed, God has succeeded.

The nation's image has become more like a chameleon—accepting whatever trend marketers concoct. Gone are the days of reverencing a holy God in the church or within ourselves. Yet the Bible tells us, "Happy is the man who is always reverent" (Proverbs 28:14 NKJV).

Some evangelists spend too much time thinking and even planning about how to achieve visible results. This is an easy trap to fall into.

Christ warned His followers that to believe in Him would not make them popular, and that they should be prepared to face affliction for His sake.

The kind of society we live in can contribute to loneliness. Mobility and constant change tend to make some individuals feel rootless and disconnected.

We often seek to please ourselves first, instead of God. What is interesting is that when we seek to please God first, very often we discover that we end up far more pleased than we did when we put ourselves first.

Many people who have lost jobs . . . find that this was God's way of redirecting their lives.