Billy Graham Quotes

Sin is serious—so serious it sent Jesus Christ to the cross. Flee from [sin] and stay close to Christ.

~ Billy Graham

cannot come to Christ unless the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin.

~ Billy Graham

Sin pierced the very heart of God. God felt every piercing nail and spear thrust. God felt the burning sun. God felt the mocking derision and the body blows.

~ Billy Graham

As much as we hate to admit it, we are sinners by birth. We are also sinners by choice. We are also sinners by practice.

~ Billy Graham

When we use the word “sin,” we usually think of our misdeeds—actions or habits we know are wrong. But those are specific sins, and they are the result of sin, the deeper spiritual disease that infects our souls. Sin is the cause; sins are the effect.Sin is the tree; sins are the fruit. Sin is the disease; sins are the symptoms.

~ Billy Graham

There is less teaching about sin, and very little warning of judgment.

~ Billy Graham

Only [God] can convict nonbelievers of their sins, only He can convince them of the truth of the Gospel.

~ Billy Graham

Galatians 5:21 constitutes the most serious warning to those who may think they can sin that grace may abound.

~ Billy Graham

Sin—plain, old-fashioned sin, the self-same sin which caused Adam’s downfall—is what we are all suffering from today, and it will do us far more harm than good to try to dress it up with a fancy, more attractive label.

~ Billy Graham

Sin is a revolt against God.

~ Billy Graham

True freedom consists not in the freedom to sin, but the freedom not to sin.

~ Billy Graham

Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

~ Billy Graham

Sin has progressed and gained momentum,[man] seems to have lost his ability to be shocked. Behavior that was once considered abominable is now acceptable.

~ Billy Graham

Only the Holy Spirit can open our eyes. Only He can convict us of the depth of our sin, and only He can convince us of the truth of the Gospel.

~ Billy Graham

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not anti-intellectual. It demands the use of [the] mind, but the mind is affected by sin.

~ Billy Graham

The essence of sin is self-will—placing ourselves at the center of our lives instead of Christ.

~ Billy Graham

In all of these centuries there has not been the slightest shadow of change in the nature of God or in His attitude toward sin.The Bible teaches from the beginning to the end that adultery and fornication are sin, and the attitude of churchmen does not alter its character.

~ Billy Graham

The influence of sin touches the innocent as well as the guilty.

~ Billy Graham

Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.

~ Billy Graham

Gratitude is one of the greatest Christian virtues; ingratitude, one of the most vicious sins.

~ Billy Graham

If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies.

~ Billy Graham

Repentance is mentioned seventy times in the New Testament . . . the Bible says God commands repentance . . . it is a command . . .God says, “Repent! Or perish!

~ Billy Graham

Confession and repentance might be described as the negative side of submission, this involves getting rid of everything which hinders God’s control over our lives. Yielding to God might be described as the positive side . . . placing ourselves totally into the hands of God.

~ Billy Graham

[Christians] are commanded to warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time.

~ Billy Graham

When something brings profit or pleasure to us, we are inclined to call evil good, even if we know it is dead wrong.

~ Billy Graham

We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is our willingness to obey.

~ Billy Graham

I have been preaching repentance for seventy years, there are thousands of ministers of the Gospel all over this planet preaching repentance this very hour . . . and most of the time the world has laughed in the face of the King of kings.

~ Billy Graham

A transformed life is the greatest of all miracles. Every time a person is “born again” by repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ, the miracle of regeneration is performed.

~ Billy Graham

Before one can know what is right and wrong,he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right.

~ Billy Graham

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, in small things as well as in big things.

~ Billy Graham

We live in an upside-down world. People hate when they should love, quarrel when they should be friendly, fight when they should be peaceful, wound when they should heal, steal when they should share,do wrong when they should do right.

~ Billy Graham

Christians need to take a stand for what is right and not let evil go unchallenged.

~ Billy Graham

You and I, God’s ambassadors, are called to sound the warning, to call sinners to repentance, to point the way to peace with God and the hope that is in Christ.

~ Billy Graham

There is a right way and a wrong way to make contact with God.

~ Billy Graham

To find the right path, we first need to remember why we are on the wrong path. The reason can be put in one word: sin.

~ Billy Graham

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

~ Billy Graham

When I have a problem of deciding right from wrong, I always give it three tests.First, I give it the common-sense test, and ask if it is reasonable. Then, I give it the prayer test. I ask God if it is good and edifying. Then, I give it the Scripture test. I see if the Bible has anything to say for or against it.

~ Billy Graham

When we do good—even when others are doing wrong—God will bless us.

~ Billy Graham

Sin is the great clogger, and the blood of Christ is the great cleanser.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible says there is a certain pleasure in sin.However, it is short-lived and fatal.

~ Billy Graham