Quotes by Billy Graham (Page 3 of 3)

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

What really matters is how God sees me. He isn't concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man's soul.

My father had a dairy farm. He employed three black families and one white family, and I used to play with black children.

The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.

Some people spend their lives building ultimate dream homes so they can enjoy their twilight years... Others spend their last days in nursing homes.

Man is not born to atheism. He is born to believe.

The Gospel has never changed.

Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God's word.

I have discovered that just because we grow weaker physically as we age, it doesn't mean that we must grow weaker spiritually.

Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?

Don't get old, if you can avoid it.

I think Pat Robertson is a terrific fellow.

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.

Politics has always been ugly to me, and yet I accept that as a fact of life.

The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation... But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.

I want to tell people about the meaning of the cross.

Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives.

I don't have to see a murder in order to condemn murder.

Christ was God in human flesh, and He proved it by rising from the dead.

Don't be misled by those who claim God doesn't exist, because He does.

I found that this Parkinson's does slow you down, whether you want to slow down or not.

It was a privilege to pray with Governor Romney -- for his family and our country.

Oral Roberts was a man of God and a great friend in ministry. I loved him as a brother.

Regardless of what society says, we can't go on much longer in the sea of immorality without judgment coming.

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.

I don't think the Christian Right dominates America in the way some in the media believe they do.

It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.

I am not a televangelist.

I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.

I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.

People have a negative impression of New York that I don't think is quite fair.

There are a lot of groups that feel a little bit strange around me, because I am inclusive.

I'm not an analyzer. I've got a son that analyzes everything and everybody. But I don't analyze people.

I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.

Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that.

I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.

I don't think I get angry.

I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.

All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.

I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That's not my issue.

If you'd have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn't know what you were talking about. And then, they'd be against it.

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

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.

I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Only the supernatural love of God through changed lives can solve the problems that we face in our world.

Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy -- the last enemy to be destroyed.

Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.

The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Sincere Christians can disagree about the details of Scripture and theology -- absolutely.

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

The Bible says that God has a reason for keeping us here; if He didn't, He would take us to Heaven far sooner.

There are many things that I don't understand.

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

You're born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there's a loophole.

The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.

I haven't written my own epitaph, and I'm not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.

Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world -- not to win them, but to be like them.

I was reared in the church, in the Presbyterian Church.

I am well aware that there are prisoners of conscience in the Soviet Union, including some who have said they have chosen to resist the law because of religious reasons.

We're all sinners. Everybody you meet all over the world is a sinner.

Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.

The great question of our time is, 'Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?'

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

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.

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

Evangelicals can't be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand in the middle, to preach to all the people, right and left.

I have never changed my message. I preach the Bible, and I preach it with authority.

Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black children.

God has given us two hands -- one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

It's sometimes comical to hear the younger generation ask their peers to repeat themselves.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone -- except God.

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.