Quotes by Evangelists - Page 15

If God's love encompasses the whole world and if everyone who does not believe in him will perish, then surely this question needs to be asked: When, after two thousand years, does God's plan kick in for the billion people he 'so loves' in China? Or for the 840 million in India? Or the millions in Japan, Afghanistan, Siberia, Egypt, Burma ·.. and on and on?Why would a God who 'so loved the world' reveal his message only to a tiny minority of the people on earth, leaving the majority in ignorance? Is it possible to believe that the Father of all Mankind would select as his Chosen People a small Middle Eastern nation, Israel, reveal His will exclusively to them, fight alongside them in their battles to survive, and only after their failure to reach out to any other group, update His plan for the world's salvation by sending His 'only begotten son,' not to the world but, once again, exclusively to Israel?
Charles Templeton
If our faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.
Billy Graham
Someday this life will end, but for the Christian death also marks a beginning—the beginning of a new life with God that will last forever.
Billy Graham
Many a life has come forth from the furnace of affliction more beautiful and more useful than before.
Billy Graham
There is going on in the world today a quiet, bloodless revolution. It has no fanfare, no newspaper coverage, no propaganda; yet it is changing the course of thousands of lives. It is restoring purpose and meaning to life as men of all races and nationalities are finding peace with God.
Billy Graham
The distinctive feature of Christianity is blood atonement. Without it we cannot be saved. Blood is actually a symbol of the death of Christ.
Billy Graham
We should not covet or expect the praise of ungodly men . . . the very fact that they are inclined to persecute us is proof that we are “not of the world.
Billy Graham
The closer the people of all races get to Christ and His cross, the closer they will get to one another.
Billy Graham
Pray frequently as you read [the Bible] and you will discover a fellowship with God.
Billy Graham
Many believe that pagan worship is a thing of the past, but it is ever present—we have just given it a new name: pop culture.
Billy Graham
Our magazine shelves are filled with crime and sex pulp-magazines that are being read and devoured by millions of young people . . .Scores are seeing each week the trash that Hollywood produces. Truly our children are “movie mad.
Billy Graham
The Bible is the one book which reveals the Creator to the creature He created! No other book that man has conceived can make that statement and support it with fact.
Billy Graham
Prayer is the Christian’s greatest weapon.
Billy Graham
I have become more deeply aware of the enormous problems that face our world today, and the dangerous trends which seem to beleading our world to the brink of Armageddon.
Billy Graham
There are two ways of being rich—have a lot, or want very little. The latter way is the easier for most.
Billy Graham
[God] has in mind a picture of what He intends to create. He breaks, cracks, chisels, and polishes until one day there emerges His vision . . . God has not yet finished with us.
Billy Graham
The great crowds themselves are meaningless. The thing that counts is what happens in the hearts of the people. The evangelist sows the seed, and much inevitably falls upon stony ground and bears no fruit. But if only a few seeds flourish, the results are manifold.
Billy Graham
The Bible is the constant fountain for faith, conduct, and inspiration from which we drink daily.
Billy Graham
True faith and suffering frequently go hand-in-hand . . .Living for Christ, walking in His way, will not be an easy path.
Billy Graham
The subject of heaven is much easier to accept than the subject of hell. And yet the Bible teaches both.
Billy Graham
Students today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about the occult. Many people do not know they are turning to Satan. They are being deluded.
Billy Graham
Today our churches are filled, but how many are actually practicing Christianity in daily life?
Billy Graham
The Greek word used in the New Testament to designate a sorcerer or a person who practiced occult magic is “pharmakeus,” or one who mixed drugs and used them to induce spells . . .Such practices are included in the list of “acts of the sinful nature” in Galatians 5:19–21 that God will judge.
Billy Graham
The converted person will love the good he once hated, and hate the sin he once loved.
Billy Graham
The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on this planet. Christ will reign in righteousness. Disease will be arrested. Death will be modified. War will be abolished. Nature will be changed. Man will live as it was originally intended he should live.
Billy Graham
God is not bound by a body, yet He is a Person. He feels, He thinks, He loves, He forgives, He sympathizes with the problems and sorrows that we face.
Billy Graham
The cult of self has become an addiction—feeding off the ego of self-glorification. The word cult encompasses many movements and ideas, but simply put, it describes a culture of alternative beliefs, fads, and trends, and tampers with just enough truth to knock many off balance.
Billy Graham
The Bible is the only Book in the world that predicts the future. The Bible is more modern than tomorrow morning’s newspaper.
Billy Graham
Make it your goal to build strong foundations for your life—foundations constructed from prayer and the truths of God’s Word.
Billy Graham
God undertook the most dramatic rescue operation in cosmic history. He determined to save the human race from self-destruction, and He sent His Son Jesus Christ to salvage and redeem them. The work of man’s redemption was accomplished at the cross.
Billy Graham
My hope does not rest in the affairs of this world. It rests in Christ who is coming again.
Billy Graham
The main “food” God has given to strengthen us is the Bible, the Word of God.
Billy Graham
We can react with bitterness and hate God, as some do, or we can accept suffering as a natural part of life and a condition that comes with living in this world. We cannot avoid suffering, but we can determine our response to it.
Billy Graham
How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!
Billy Graham
Were Gods love is present there is always hope.
Evangelist Jordan Wells
Disappointment and failure are not signs that God has forsaken you or stopped loving you. The devil wants you to believe God no longer loves you, but it isn’t true. God’s love for us never fails.
Billy Graham
Man stands on the brink of hell. The forces building up in our world are so overwhelming that man everywhere is beginning to cry out in desperation: “What must I do to be saved?
Billy Graham
Our prayers must be in accordance with [God’s] will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.
Billy Graham
Once a minute passes it can never be reclaimed.
Billy Graham
If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.
Beth Moore
If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do.
Joyce Meyer
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
Billy Graham
The heart of Christ is not only the heart of a man but has in it also the tenderness and gentleness of a woman. Jesus was not a man in the rigid sense of manhood as distinct from womanhood, but, as the Son of Man, the complete Head of Humanity.
A.B. Simpson
History is going somewhere. And we know full well that He who does all things well will bring beauty from the ashes of world chaos. A new world is being born. A new social order will emerge when Christ comes back. A fabulous future is on the way.
Billy Graham
We should be about our Father’s business by pouring His compassionate love into aching and parched souls that have nowhere to turn, no one to love, and no one to care. Let them see Jesus in us. That is a living testimony.
Billy Graham
Disappointments are part of life; we can’t always have our own way, and we need to learn to separate what is significant from what is merely annoying. Only in heaven will we be free of all disappointments and failures. A friend of mine says, “Oh well, a hundred years from now it won’t make any difference!
Billy Graham
Pride flees when we compare ourselves to God instead of [to] other people.
Billy Graham
The [twentieth century] could well go down in history not so much as a century of progress but as “the century of superficiality.
Billy Graham
If you have been harboring anger or bitterness or jealousy in your heart toward someone—a parent, an ex-spouse, a boss—hand it over to Christ, and ask Him to help you let it go.
Billy Graham
The saddest words I can ever imagine would be to hear the Lord say, “I never knew you. Away from Me” [Matthew 7:23 NIV].
Billy Graham
The Lord did not design the church to cater to people’s needs—the Lord breathed life into the church to proclaim His truths.
Billy Graham
How can men boast that they control their own destiny when they cannot solve the problems of war, racism, poverty, sickness, or suffering?
Billy Graham
At the end of his life Buddha said: “I am still searching for truth.” This statement could be made by countless thousands of scientists, philosophers, and religious leaders throughout all history. However, Jesus Christ made the astounding claim: I am . . . the truth” [John 14:6]. He is the embodiment of all truth. The only answer to man’s search is found in Him.
Billy Graham
The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond against a rough background. He should be more wholesome than anyone else. He should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious, but firm in the things that he does and does not do. He should laugh and be radiant, but he should refuse to allow the world to pull him down to its level.
Billy Graham
Volumes could be written on the problem of [drug] addiction. Millions of barbiturates are swallowed every night to help the nation sleep. Millions of tranquilizers keep us calm during the day. Millions of pep pills wake us up in the morning. The Bible warns that these flights from reality bring no lasting satisfaction.
Billy Graham
Consistency, constancy, and undeviating diligence to maintain Christian character are a must if the older generation is to command respect, or even a hearing, from the young.
Billy Graham
The Holy Spirit not only convicts of sin but also convinces men that Jesus is the righteousness of God. He shows sinners that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Billy Graham
The Ten Commandments are just as valid today as they were when God gave them. They reflect the moral character of God, and they also provide the foundation of right living with others.
Billy Graham
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.
Billy Graham
Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for one second without hope.
Hal Lindsey