Billy Graham Quotes

The Bible teaches that man’s chief problem is spiritual.

~ Billy Graham

In the textbook of revelation, the Bible, God has spoken verbally; and this spoken word has survived every scratch of the human pen.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible . . . is the only Book that offers man a redemption and points the way out of his dilemmas. It is our one sure guide in an unsure world.

~ Billy Graham

We have become a nation of biblical illiterates.

~ Billy Graham

When we approach the Bible as history and biography, we approach the Bible in the wrong spirit. We must read the Bible, not primarily as historians seeking information, but as men and women seeking God.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible is the textbook of revelation.In God’s great classroom there are three textbooks—one called nature, one called conscience, and one named Scripture. In the written textbook of revelation—the Bible—God speaks through words.

~ Billy Graham

Without the Bible, this world would indeed be a dark and frightening place, without signpost or beacon.

~ Billy Graham

Those who read the Scriptures as magnificent literature, breath-taking poetry, or history and overlook the story of salvation miss the Bible’s real meaning and message.

~ Billy Graham

As we cast our frightened eyes around for something that is real and true and enduring, we are turning once more to this ancient Book [the Bible] that has given consolation, comfort, and salvation to millions in the centuries past.

~ Billy Graham

God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to the Bible.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible stands as the supreme Constitution for all mankind, its laws applying equally to all who live under its domain, without exception or special interpretation.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy.

~ Billy Graham

I have yet to discover a source of information, practical advice, and hope that compares to the wisdom found in the Bible.

~ Billy Graham

As the Constitution is the highest law of the land [in America], so the Bible is the highest law of God. For it is in the Bible that God sets forth His spiritual laws. It is in the Bible that God makes His enduring promises. It is in the Bible that God reveals the plan of redemption for the human race.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

The words of this Book have a way of filling in the missing pieces, of bridging the gaps, of turning the tarnished colors of our life to jewel-like brilliance. Learn to take your every problem to the Bible. Within its pages you will find the correct answer.

~ Billy Graham

Before you “re-think” your faith, it may be wise to examine the critics of the Bible. In the end your faith will be even stronger.

~ Billy Graham

Make use of this tool of communication by which God speaks to us—namely, the Bible! Read it, study it, memorize it. It will change your entire life. It is not like any other book. It is a “living” book that works its way into your heart, mind, and soul.

~ Billy Graham

I find something new in the Bible every time I read it . . . that can be the experience of everyone who comes to it wanting to discover more of God’s truth.

~ Billy Graham

The Pilgrims . . . put their ideals ahead of all material considerations. It is not surprising that the Pilgrims had little and succeeded, while we have much and are in danger of failing. No civilization can make progress unless some great principle is generously mixed into the mortar of its foundations in life.

~ Billy Graham

The Pilgrims had vision and hope because they lived in the dimension of eternity. Their strength of spirit was forged by a personal faith in God, by tough discipline, and by regular habits of devotion.

~ Billy Graham

Our nation grew strong in an era when moral standards were emphasized, and it will grow weak when we condone that which we once condemned.

~ Billy Graham

The nation’s image has become more like a chameleon—accepting whatever trend marketers concoct. Gone are the days of reverencing a holy God in the church or within ourselves. Yet the Bible tells us, “Happy is the man who is always reverent” (Proverbs 28:14 NKJV).

~ Billy Graham

What I find disturbing in America is the consuming desire for leisure, convenience, and fun. It seems we, as a nation, have traded God for gadgets. We have traded eternal truth for momentary self-gratification—worshipping false gods of materialism and humanism instead of the Creator of all things.

~ Billy Graham

As long as we are on this earth, we possess dual citizenship. On one hand we owe allegiance to our nation and are called to be good citizens. But we are also citizens of the kingdom of God. Our supreme loyalty is to Him.

~ Billy Graham

All the nations that make up the world are burdened down with riches or poverty, obesity or malnutrition, success or failure.

~ Billy Graham

At the bitter end of an era of liberation—women’s lib, kids’ lib, animal lib, and everything-but-ethics lib—America has apparently been liberated from its moral foundations. But for too many, the good life has become a living hell.

~ Billy Graham

The great flaw in the American economic system has finally been revealed: an unrealistic faith in the power of prosperity rather than in the ultimate power and benevolence of God.

~ Billy Graham

The American Dream became America’s god, wealth and abundance have become the measure of America’s success. But—as recent events have shown—we have been living an illusion.

~ Billy Graham

No matter how hard we try, words simply cannot express the horror, the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what took place in this nation on 9/11. My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.

~ Billy Graham

The blood of Christ “purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9 NIV).

~ Billy Graham

People reading the Bible for the first time are often surprised to discover how much human drama it contains. Almost every conceivable human dilemma and conflict is reflected in its pages.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible is the only Book in the world that predicts the future. The Bible is more modern than tomorrow morning’s newspaper.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible is God’s book of promises, and, unlike the books of men, it does not change or get out of date.

~ Billy Graham

Let the study of the Bible become central in your life—not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.

~ Billy Graham

The sword of the Spirit—the Bible—is the weapon God has provided for us to use in this battle between truth and deception. Make it a priority to wield that sword skillfully.

~ Billy Graham

[The Bible] has survived attack of every kind. Neither barbaric vandalism nor civilized scholarship has touched it. Neither the burning of fire nor the laughter of skepticism has accomplished its annihilation. Through the many dark ages of man, its glorious promises have survived unchanged.

~ Billy Graham

I learned the importance of the Bible and came to believe with all my heart in its full inspiration. It became a sword in my hand to break open the hearts of men, to direct them to the Lord Jesus Christ.

~ Billy Graham

It is man and not the Bible that needs correcting. Greater and more careful scholarship has shown that apparent contradictions were caused by incorrect translations, rather than divine inconsistencies.

~ Billy Graham

Today there are more people who know the words to a television commercial than know the words in the Bible.

~ Billy Graham