Billy Graham Quotes

True repentance is a turning from sin . . . Humanly speaking, it is our small part in the plan of salvation. Our part is repenting. God will do the converting, the transforming, and the forgiving.

~ Billy Graham

There is a difference between sin and sins. Sin is the root, sins are the fruit.

~ Billy Graham

The cause of all trouble, the root of all sorrow, the dread of every man lies in this one small word—sin. It has crippled the nature of man . . .It has caused man to be caught in the devil’s trap.

~ Billy Graham

The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing circumstances and the most bitter environment. It is the kind of happiness that grins when things go wrong and smiles through the tears. The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will deeply root inside us and give us inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need of no outward stimulas.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus Christ is God in human flesh, and the story of His life, death, and resurrection is the only Good News the world will ever hear.

~ Billy Graham

I realize that my ministry would someday come to an end. I am only one in a glorious chain of men and women God has raised up through the centuries to build Christ’s church and take the Gospel everywhere.

~ Billy Graham

When most major Protestant denominations have their annual councils, assemblies, or conventions, they make pronouncements on matters having to do with disarmament, federal aid to education, birth control, the United Nations, and any number of social and political issues. Very rarely are any resolutions passed that have to do with theredemptive witness of the Gospel.

~ Billy Graham

The power to proclaim the greatest news in heaven or on earth was not given to the angels. It was given to redeemed men . . . Every Christian is to be a witness,every follower of Christ is to preach the Gospel.

~ Billy Graham

The first hint of the Gospel comes from Genesis 3:15, this is the first promise of salvation.

~ Billy Graham

The Gospel should never be dull, for it is the most exciting and relevant news we could ever receive. When we find it dull, it is a warning sign that something is going on inside us and we need to take action to correct it.

~ Billy Graham

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news—the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

~ Billy Graham

It is impossible to believe anything into existence. The Gospel did not come into being because men believed it . . .The fact always precedes the faith.

~ Billy Graham

My job is to preach the Gospel, which has the power to change men’s lives from the inside out.

~ Billy Graham

If God were to remove all evil from our world (but somehow leave human beings on the planet), it would mean that the essence of 'humanness' would be destroyed. We would become robots.Let me explain what I mean by this. If God eliminated evil by programming us to perform only good acts, we would lose this distinguishing mark - the ability to make choices. We would no longer be free moral agents. We would be reduced to the status of robots.Let's take this a step further. Robots do not love. God created us with the capacity to love. Love is based upon one's right to choose to love. We cannot force others to love us. We can make them serve us or obey us. But true love is founded upon one's freedom to choose to respond.

~ Billy Graham

End of Construction. Thank you 'for your patience. Inscription on Ruth Bell Graham's grave -- inspired hy a road sign she saw.

~ Billy Graham

One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper was not hostile; he was not opposed to them, but his inn was crowded; his hands were full; his mind was preoccupied. This§ is the answer that millions are giving today. Like a Bethlehem innkeeper, they cannot find room for Christ. All the accommodations in their hearts are already taken up by other crowding interests. Their response is not atheism. It is not defiance. It is preoccupation and the feeling of being able to get on reasonably well without Christianity.

~ Billy Graham

Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven -- while Shea would still have a job leading worship.

~ Billy Graham

Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.

~ Billy Graham

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

~ Billy Graham

Go is the first part of the word Gospel.It should be the watchword of every true follower of Christ.It should be emblazoned on the banners of the church.

~ Billy Graham

The highest form or worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

~ Billy Graham

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

~ Billy Graham

When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

~ Billy Graham

The more worldly pleasure we enjoy, the less satisfied and contented we are with life.

~ Billy Graham

‎I'm in a win-win playoff. Response of a Christian dying of cancer at thirty on the prospect of miraculous healing.

~ Billy Graham

There is no such thing as a “social gospel.” It is a misnomer. There is only one Gospel. “If any man preach any other gospel unto you . . .let him be accursed” [Galatians 1:9 KJV].

~ Billy Graham

I do not have to make the Gospel relevant,it is always relevant in any part of the world . . .[and] I must get the whole Gospel in [every] sermon.

~ Billy Graham

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

~ Billy Graham

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

~ Billy Graham

'Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed.

~ Billy Graham

God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.

~ Billy Graham

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

~ Billy Graham

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

~ Billy Graham

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

~ Billy Graham

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'

~ Billy Graham

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

~ Billy Graham

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.

~ Billy Graham

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

~ Billy Graham

I don't have freedom in the United States to go into a public school and preach the Gospel, nor is a student free in a public school to pray, or a teacher free to read the Bible publicly to the students. At the same time, we have a great degree of freedom for which I am grateful.

~ Billy Graham

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.

~ Billy Graham