Quotes from Billy Graham

The distinctive feature of Christianity is blood atonement. Without it we cannot be saved. Blood is actually a symbol of the death of Christ.

Having an attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed." I wonder if I could be that thankful!

Every generation has found [the Bible's] message indispensable, and its influence on individuals and society over the centuries has been enormous.

All mankind is sitting on Death Row. How we die or when is not the main issue, but where [we] go after death.

Part of our problem with debt is that we have confused needs with wants. Yesterday's luxuries are today's necessities.

You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it under the control of God's Spirit and make it an instrument of blessing and praise.

Too many people want to have one foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom of God, and it is like straddling a fence. You are not happy either way. Declare yourself for Christ.

Sin, like a deadly cancer, has invaded every area of our lives: our bodies, our minds, our emotions, our wills—everything.

Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage; not to a frolic, but to a fight. He offered us not an excursion, but an execution.

Some people seem to put the devil on a par with God. Actually, Satan is a fallen angel.

Jesus suffered more than any other person in human history.

The Holy Spirit can take God's word of truth and minister it to our deepest needs.