Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2023 Update)
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351. “If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now.”

— Billy Graham

352. “I think we are trying to run the space age with horse and buggy moral and spiritual equipment. Technology you see has no morals; and with no moral restraints man will destroy himself ecologically, militarily, or in some other way. Only God can give a person moral restraints and spiritual strength.”

— Billy Graham

353. “When Christ’s love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run.”

— Billy Graham

354. “Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.”

— Billy Graham

355. “If you know Christ, you don’t need to beg for the Holy Spirit to come into your life; He is already there- whether you “feel” His presence or not. Don’t confuse the Holy Spirit with an emotional feeling or a particular type of spiritual experience.”

— Billy Graham

356. “You choose sin. You practice sin.”

— Billy Graham

357. “While our world is shaking and crumbling, we need to realize that one thing will never change, and that is God. He is the same today as he was ten million years ago, and will be the same ten million years from today.”

— Billy Graham

358. “Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.”

— Billy Graham

359. “God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.”

— Billy Graham

360. “I feel sorry for the man who has never known the bracing thrill of taking a stand and sticking to it fearlessly. Moral courage has rewards that timidity can never imagine. Like a shot of adrenaline, it floods the spirit with vitality.”

— Billy Graham

361. “For a married couple to expect perfection for each other is unrealistic.”

— Billy Graham

362. “It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.”

— Billy Graham

363. “The basic unit of any society is the home. When the home begins to break, the society is on the way to disintegration.”

— Billy Graham

364. “The Lord blesses people who bless others, and He gives grace to those who focus on the things that please Him.”

— Billy Graham

365. “Far too many young people today have no spiritual roots. The’ve been deprived of values by an agnostic, contemporary culture.”

— Billy Graham

366. “Remember that you can pray any time, anywhere. Washing dishes, digging ditches, working in the office, in the shop, on the athletic field, even in prison – you can pray and know God hears!”

— Billy Graham

367. “The word of God teaches that Christians suffer in order that they might glorify God in their lives.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

369. “Those are decisions only the Lord will make. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his son for the whole world, and I think he loves everybody regardless of what label they have.”

— Billy Graham

370. “In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.”

— Billy Graham

371. “You have to decide to servant the gods of materialism all around us or the true and the living God.”

— Billy Graham

372. “Moses had a choice of following God or reveling in the pleasures of Egypt. As heir to the throne of Egypt, he enjoyed luxury; he didn’t desire to suffer or sacrifice any more than we do, but he chose to follow God. “He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time.”

— Billy Graham

373. “If we fail to solve this moral and spiritual crisis we may be doomed like the great nations of the past.”

— Billy Graham

374. “The devil is alive and kicking. But if you are in Christ and follow the rules of daily Bible study, prayer, and witnessing, he has no power over you.”

— Billy Graham

375. “I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them and I do.”

— Billy Graham

376. “All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the fact that holiness is a principle for which God would die.”

— Billy Graham

377. “Think of working forever at something you love to do, for one you love with all your heart, and never getting tired! We will never know weariness in heaven.”

— Billy Graham

378. “The Bible’s emphasis is on the good treatment of animals, and not just the forbidding of cruel treatment.”

— Billy Graham

379. “At the foot of the cross, there are no racial barriers.”

— Billy Graham

380. “Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.”

— Billy Graham

381. “There is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul.”

— Billy Graham

382. “Truly a legend in our time, John Templeton understands that the real measure of a person’s success in life is not financial accomplishment but moral integrity and inner character.”

— Billy Graham

383. “Materialism may do what a foreign invader could never hope to achieve – materialism robs a nation of its spiritual strength.”

— Billy Graham

384. “The cross is the only way of salvation. And the cross gives a new purpose to life.”

— Billy Graham

385. “Often the only thing a child can remember about an adult in later years, when he or she is grown, is whether or not that person was kind to him or her.”

— Billy Graham

386. “The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.”

— Billy Graham

387. “Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God’s Word.”

— Billy Graham

388. “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.”

— Billy Graham

389. “A life touched by the Holy Spirit will tolerate sin no longer.”

— Billy Graham

390. “The church is blending into the community by embracing what the world enjoys and, in turn, bringing inside the church the world’s ideas and interests.”

— Billy Graham

391. “If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you’re in front of them.”

— Billy Graham

392. “We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them.”

— Billy Graham

393. “If I had to do it all over again, I would speak less and study more.”

— Billy Graham

394. “The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you.”

— Billy Graham

395. “What makes us Christians shrug our shoulders when we ought to be flexing our muscles? What makes us apathetic in a day when there are loads to lift, a world to be won and captives to be set free? Why are so many bored when the times demand action?”

— Billy Graham

396. “The same Book that tells us over and over again of God’s love warns us constantly of the devil who would come between us and God, the devil who is ever waiting to ensnare men’s souls.”

— Billy Graham

397. “Fear can banish faith, but faith can banish fear.”

— Billy Graham

398. “Every area of our lives is to be under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. And that means the searchlight of God’s Word must penetrate every corner of our lives.”

— Billy Graham

399. “I often wonder if God, in His sovereignty, allows the eyesight of the aged to cast a dim view of the here and now so that we may focus our spiritual eyes on the ever after.”

— Billy Graham

400. “Learn to take sin seriously – be on guard against it and resist its tug, fight its power. But most of all learn to take the Holy Spirit seriously, calling on Him to help you overcome sin’s power and live a holy and godly life.”

— Billy Graham