Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2024 Update)
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401. “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

402. “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

403. “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

404. “You choose sin. You practice sin.”

— Billy Graham

405. “Our way lies not in human ingenuity, but in a return to God.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

407. “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

408. “Be careful before leaving someone in a sorrowing situation. Say a word of prayer with them and share even a brief word of encouragement from the Scriptures.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

410. “We have so many battles going on in America today that we should be a people of prayer. Our government needs prayer. Our leaders need prayer. Our schools need prayer. Our youth need our prayers. Our families need our prayers.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

412. “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

413. “Don’t forget: Without fuel, a fire grows cold – and without the “fuel” of the Bible, prayer, and Christian fellowship, our faith grows cold.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

415. “I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.”

— Billy Graham

416. “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

417. “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

418. “The Bible teaches that faith is the only approach that we have to God. No man has sins forgiven, no man goes to heaven, no man has assurance of peace and happiness, until he has faith in Jesus Christ.”

— Billy Graham

419. “God’s angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.”

— Billy Graham

420. “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

421. “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

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

424. “Some people think that going to church on Sunday and owning a dust-covered Bible makes a person a Christian. That is not true. A Christian is one in whom Christ dwells, and the person’s life will give evidence of this.”

— Billy Graham

425. “I’m glad to know that we do have political leaders that believe in God, and that has been true from the days of George Washington.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

427. “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

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

431. “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

432. “What we think of Christ influences our thinking and controls our actions.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

434. “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

435. “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

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

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

438. “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

439. “Sin’s masterpiece of shame and hate became God’s masterpiece of mercy and forgiveness. Through the death of Christ upon the cross, sin itself was crucified for those who believe in Him.”

— Billy Graham

440. “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

441. “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

442. “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

443. “As long as Satan is loose in the world and our hearts are dominated by his evil passions, it will never be easy or popular to be a follower of Christ.”

— Billy Graham

444. “The evangelistic harvest is always urgent. The destiny of men and of nations is always being decided. Every generation is crucial; every generation is strategic. But we cannot be held responsible for the past generation and we cannot bear full responsibility for the next one. However we do have our generation! God will hold us responsible at the judgment seat of Christ for how well we fulfilled our responsibilities and took advantage of our opportunities.”

— Billy Graham

445. “There is no scriptural basis for segregation. The ground at the foot of the cross is level, and it touches my heart when I see whites standing shoulder to shoulder with blacks at the cross.”

— Billy Graham

446. “I have many friends that don’t claim to be followers of Christ. As far as day-to-day friendship and being together at various functions, I don’t think that there should be any difference at all.”

— Billy Graham

447. “The thing that I remember the most in my childhood was the love of family and the discipline in the family. My father and mother both were disciplinarians, and they didn’t mind using the rod. Maybe because I was the oldest child I always felt I got much more of it than anybody else.”

— Billy Graham

448. “Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years.”

— Billy Graham

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

— Billy Graham

450. “The greatest miracle of the Bible is that the prophets of Israel could keep a religion as clean as a hounds tooth amid all the corruption and idolatry of the nations surrounding them.”

— Billy Graham