Billy Graham Quotes

It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.

~ Billy Graham

Remember: He WANTS your fellowship, and He has done everything possible to make it a reality. He has forgiven your sins, at the cost of His own dear Son. He has given you His Word, and the priceless privilege of prayer and worship.

~ Billy Graham

Science is learning to control everything but man.

~ Billy Graham

The blessing of knowledge becomes a curse when we pervert it.

~ Billy Graham

If ever a generation was bequeathed the knowledge of God, we were. Yet we are throwing away this glorious heritage on our lust and passions.

~ Billy Graham

The more man learns, the less he knows.

~ Billy Graham

Today an educated, civilized society is turning its face while thousands of unborn babies are being killed. God Himself, if not history, will judge this greater holocaust.

~ Billy Graham

Much of the world in search of knowledge and fulfillment ignores God!

~ Billy Graham

Today we have more knowledge than at any other time in history. In seconds our laptops or PCs can call up information about a topic that would have taken years to collect. Young people graduate with more knowledge than ever before—but in spite of their knowledge, they are confused, bewildered, frustrated, and without moral moorings.

~ Billy Graham

It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man’s refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us.

~ Billy Graham

We are the most informed people in the history of civilization—and yet the most confused. Though our heads are crammed with knowledge, our hearts are empty.

~ Billy Graham

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.

~ Billy Graham

‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

~ Billy Graham

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

Christians are expected to carry the marks of the Lord Jesus, not adapt to the fashionable counterculture driven by marketing traps.

~ Billy Graham

If you are a true Christian . . .you will reveal through your daily life the fruit of the Spirit . . .and all the other Christian virtues which round out a Christlike personality.

~ Billy Graham

A born-again Christian should no more think of going back to the old life than an adult to his childhood.

~ Billy Graham

Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though they possess Him.

~ Billy Graham

Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.

~ Billy Graham

Many people ask about Christianity the same [way] they ask about everything else today: “What’s in it for me?” In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else. What can He contribute to us, personally?

~ Billy Graham

Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.

~ Billy Graham

The Christian has a great obligation to be ethical and honest in all things, even sometimes at personal hazard. It is in the difficult situation that the qualities of a Christian are seen.

~ Billy Graham

The difference between the non-Christian and the Christian is that the non-Christian makes sin a practice, the true Christian does not.

~ Billy Graham

A baby isn’t meant to stay a baby forever, and neither is a new Christian.

~ Billy Graham

The goal of a child’s life is maturity—and the goal of a Christian’s life is spiritual maturity.

~ Billy Graham

Today our churches are filled, but how many are actually practicing Christianity in daily life?

~ Billy Graham

My wife has said that a bitter, sour Christianis one of Satan’s greatest trophies—and she’s right.

~ Billy Graham

Christians are becoming disengaged in following the Scripture that tells us not to conform to the world’s system.

~ Billy Graham

Christians, saints of God, pray that the dew of heaven may fall on earth’s dry thirsty ground, and that righteousness may cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.

~ Billy Graham

I like the bumper sticker that reads, “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” But that does not give us license to live below God’s standard.

~ Billy Graham

When confronted with the world’s problems, we Christians say automatically: “Christianity is the answer.” But this is not true! It is the application of Christianity that is the answer.

~ Billy Graham

We cannot inherit Christianity . . . God has no grandchildren.

~ Billy Graham

A contentious, belligerent Christian isn’t living according to the Spirit but according to the flesh. When we stubbornly insist on our own way and are insensitive to others, peace is not our goal.

~ Billy Graham

What makes Christians different from everyone else is that God Himself lives within them by His Holy Spirit. When we come to Christ and give our lives to Him, God actually takes up residence within us.

~ Billy Graham

Every Christian should become an ambassador of Christ . . .every Christian should be so intoxicated with Christ and so filled with holy fervor that nothing could ever quench his [passion] . . .Let us capture some of the magnificent obsession that [the] early Christians had!

~ Billy Graham

When Rome was at the height of her glory and power, there appeared a disturbing sect called Christians. Because of a fire that burned within them, these people dared to be different . . . they refused to be defiled by the sensual practices of a disintegrating civilization. In a period when human life was cheap, they put a high value upon human beings, their souls, and their destiny. These Christians refused to be absorbed into the godless society of Rome. They had not heard of the rule that we hear today, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

~ Billy Graham

The feet of the Christian need to tread the narrow path that the Savior trod, keeping in step with Him.

~ Billy Graham

True Christianity finds all of its doctrines in the Bible, true Christianity does not deny any part of the Bible, true Christianity does not add anything to the Bible. For many centuries the Bible has been the most available book on the earth. It has no hidden purpose. It cannot be destroyed.

~ Billy Graham

Christians are not powerless. We have the mighty power of God available through God the Holy Spirit, even in this world.

~ Billy Graham

Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment, being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.

~ Billy Graham