Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2025 Update)
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351. “The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred, confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.”

— Billy Graham

352. “I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don’t think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.”

— Billy Graham

353. “Jesus used the carefree attitude of the birds to underscore the fact that worrying is unnatural. I am learning in my own life, day by day, to keep my mind centered on Christ.”

— Billy Graham

354. “Whatever you love most, be it sports, pleasure, business or God, that is your god!”

— Billy Graham

355. “In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.”

— Billy Graham

356. “We do not understand the intricate pattern of the stars in their courses, but we know that He who created them does, and that just as surely as He guides them, He is charting a safe course for us.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

358. “Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.”

— Billy Graham

359. “I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the course.”

— Billy Graham

360. “Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

362. “There are two great forces, God’s force of good and the devil’s force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don’t understand.”

— Billy Graham

363. “There are many things that I don’t understand.”

— Billy Graham

364. “The light of God’s presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.”

— Billy Graham

365. “I have a certainty about eternity that is a wonderful thing, and I thank God for giving me that certainty. I do not fear death. I may fear a little bit about the process, but not death itself, because I think the moment that my spirit leaves this body, I will be in the presence of the Lord.”

— Billy Graham

366. “The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing of circumstances and most bitter environment.”

— Billy Graham

367. “If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him.”

— Billy Graham

368. “We have been proud and thought we were better than any other race, any other people. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to stumble into hell because of our pride.”

— Billy Graham

369. “If America is to survive, we must elect more God-centered men and women to public office; individuals who will seek Divine guidance in the affairs of state.”

— Billy Graham

370. “There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that nods on the end of its stalk in the wind that does not preach and proclaim the greatness and the mercy of God to the whole world.”

— Billy Graham

371. “The problems of peace are greater than the problems of war.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

373. “I trust Jesus with all my tomorrows, knowing that He will solve the mystery of life beyond the grave.”

— Billy Graham

374. “Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go.”

— Billy Graham

375. “I have so many gay friends, and we remain friends.”

— Billy Graham

376. “We are not cistern made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.”

— Billy Graham

377. “Living for Christ is a day-to-day going on with Him. It is a continuous dependence upon the Spirit of God. It is believing in His faithfulness.”

— Billy Graham

378. “The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond.”

— Billy Graham

379. “Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan.”

— Billy Graham

380. “I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf.”

— Billy Graham

381. “Angels belong to a uniquely different dimension of creation which we, limited to the natural order, can scarcely comprehend.”

— Billy Graham

382. “Some believe strongly that each Christian may have his own guardian angel assigned to watch over him or her.”

— Billy Graham

383. “It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put Jesus on the cross – it was your sins and my sins that made it necessary for Him to volunteer His death.”

— Billy Graham

384. “All my life I’ve been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.”

— Billy Graham

385. “The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will root deeply inside us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need on no outward stimulus.”

— Billy Graham

386. “Those who have a true love of freedom will do everything in their power to keep the freedom that they have.”

— Billy Graham

387. “No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could’ve done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it’s best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.”

— Billy Graham

388. “Faith that saves has one distinguishing quality: saving faith is a faith that produces obedience; it is a faith that brings about a way of life.”

— Billy Graham

389. “Even our pets can become idols.”

— Billy Graham

390. “In heaven I’ll wish with all my heart that I could reclaim a thousandth part of the time I’ve let slip through my fingers, that I could call back those countless conversations which could have glorified my Lord-but didn’t.”

— Billy Graham

391. “Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle’s light.”

— Billy Graham

392. “Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven – while Shea would still have a job leading worship.”

— Billy Graham

393. “If your faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.”

— Billy Graham

394. “Faith in Christ is voluntary. A person cannot be coerced, bribed, or tricked into trusting Jesus. God will not force His way into your life. The Holy Spirit will do everything possible to disturb you, draw you, love you – but finally it is your personal decision.”

— Billy Graham

395. “It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

399. “The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham