Quotes related to 2 Corinthians 5:17
God requires something of us. We must confess our spiritual poverty, renounce our sins, and turn by faith to His Son, Jesus Christ. When we do that, we are born again. He gives us a new nature. He puts a little bit of heaven down in our souls.
— Billy Graham
Let [Christ] transform your life so that you will have a glow on your face, a spring in your step, and joy in your soul.
— Billy Graham
It is a source of encouragement that many homosexuals report being transformed through the power of the Gospel.
— Billy Graham
We can't fathom what God has in store for us when He makes all creation new. Believe it by faith and share with those who still doubt that they, too, can be perfected in Heaven by turning to Christ and abandoning their unobtainable satisfaction on earth.
— Billy Graham
We have some of the finest civil rights laws in the world, but they have not solved our racial problems. Why? Because we need a change of heart and attitude, Jesus said, "You must be born again" [John 3:7].
— Billy Graham
God prescribes the remedy for the ills of the human race. That remedy is personal faith and commitment to Jesus Christ. The remedy is to be born again.
— Billy Graham
When my decision for Christ was made . . . I knelt in prayer. I opened my heart and knew for the first time the sweetness and joy of God, of truly being born again . . .I knew in my heart that I was somehow different and changed. That night absolutely changed the direction of my life.
— Billy Graham
Deep down inside I knew something was different … I wanted to tell others what had happened to me. I didn't have any tears, I didn't have any emotion, I didn't hear any thunder, there was no lightning … but … I made my decision for Christ.
— Billy Graham
Born to crawl, Reborn to fly.
— Billy Graham
It is a tragic fact that the vast majority of Christians today are living a sub-normal Christian life.
— Billy Graham
In Houston, Texas, a man was born again in one of our meetings. He owned a liquor store. The next morning he had a sign on the front of his door saying, "Out of business.
— Billy Graham
From a cleansed conscience emerges a changed life.
— Billy Graham