Billy Graham Quotes

We must not build up ourselves at the expense of others.

~ Billy Graham

Pride always puts [self] above others—and cuts [itself] off from them as a result. No one likes an arrogant, prideful person.

~ Billy Graham

Pride flees when we compare ourselves to God instead of [to] other people.

~ Billy Graham

One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst.

~ Billy Graham

Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man’s rebellion against God.

~ Billy Graham

Man is a rebel, and a rebel is naturally in confusion. He is in conflict with every other rebel. For a rebel by his very nature is selfish. He is seeking his own good and not the good of others.

~ Billy Graham

Some people have said that man has improved . . . [and] that if Christ came back today, He would not be crucified but would be given a glorious reception. Christ does come to us every day in the form of Bibles that we do not read, in the form of churches that we do not attend, in the form of human need that we pass by. I am convinced that if Christ came back today, He would be crucified more quickly than He was two thousand years ago. Sin never improves. Human nature has not changed.

~ Billy Graham

The deepest problems of the human race are spiritual in nature. They are rooted in man’s refusal to seek God’s way for his life. The problem is the human heart, which God alone can change.

~ Billy Graham

Flesh is the Bible’s word for unperfected human nature. Leaving off the “h” and spelling it in reverse, we have the word self. Flesh is the self-life: it is what we are when we are left to our own devices.

~ Billy Graham

Man’s nature and destiny are revealed in the Scriptures.

~ Billy Graham

Science, they say, can tap the brain of man and alter his desires. But the Bible, which has withstood the ravages of time . . . says that we are possessed of a sinful, fallen nature which wars against us.

~ Billy Graham

Our worldly wisdom has made us calloused and hard. Our natural wisdom, as the Scriptures teach, comes not from God, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish.

~ Billy Graham

In taking our human nature upon Himself, [Jesus] showed us what we might become, what God intended us to be.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

You cannot argue with [Satan], for he is the greatest debater of all time.

~ Billy Graham

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

Satan is the illusive manipulator. He prances and dances and drinks in the adulation of his worshippers as he glimmers and shimmers, displaying all that glitters and all that attracts the shallowness of man.

~ Billy Graham

Satan is masterful at using just enough of God’s truth to capture a person’s attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray.

~ Billy Graham

Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.

~ Billy Graham

The architect of popular culture is none other than Satan. He is the chief designer and chief marketer, and he has been branding worldliness since the beginning of time. His methods are shifty and constantly in motion, changing fads and trends to keep the world running in circles, trying to keep up with the latest and greatest.

~ Billy Graham

If you don’t take your stand for Christ, you will be on the wrong side, and someday when it is too late, you’ll cry out, “I’ve taken the wrong stand!” You’ll be in the devil’s trap! You can’t lick the devil.

~ Billy Graham

If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.

~ Billy Graham

Satan is real and is opposed to everything God is doing.

~ Billy Graham

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters’ rights to the title of the earth.

~ Billy Graham

Satan didn’t lose any of his beguiling ways when he became the fallen prince. He took his charm, his subtleties, and his clever plots to use on us.

~ Billy Graham

Satan exalted himself above God and endeavored to get man to doubt the reliability of God’s Word.

~ Billy Graham

Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths.

~ Billy Graham

Satan perverts everything good by mimicking and mocking the real thing.

~ Billy Graham

Never forget: Satan’s goal is to turn us away from God.

~ Billy Graham

[Satan] will create a religion without a Redeemer. He will build a church without a Christ. He will call for worship without the Word of God.

~ Billy Graham

Your eyes should never be lent to the devil, they belong to God. Be careful how you use your eyes!

~ Billy Graham

The mind is the devil’s favorite avenue of attack.

~ Billy Graham

I have yet to see Satan overcome a truly joyful Christian.

~ Billy Graham

Before Satan there was no sin, and before sin there was no pain.

~ Billy Graham

Since the Bible is God’s Word, we shouldn’t be surprised if Satan tries to convince us otherwise.

~ Billy Graham

We are living in a topsy-turvy world, where all is confusion. But you may be sure that it is confusion with a plan—Satan’s plan!

~ Billy Graham

Never forget: Death was Satan’s greatest victory.

~ Billy Graham

Satan will thrash about in one last burst of evil,hoping to capture as many souls as possible before his inevitable end.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible teaches that Satan is the author of sin. Sin is the reason we have afflictions, including death. All of our problems and our suffering are a result of man’s rebellionagainst God. But God has provided a rescue in His Son.

~ Billy Graham

We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.

~ Billy Graham