Billy Graham

The Bible clearly teaches that when we turn our backs on God and choose to disregard His moral laws there are inevitable consequences. Furthermore it is not God who is to blame for the consequences, but the person who has broken His law.

The church should not be pampered but rather prepare for, and expect, persecution__or it is Christ__ body on earth.

Any theory of the universe that does not take into account the God and Creator of the universe is not worthy of serious consideration.

Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can__ make the decision for us . . .we have to make our own choice.

We never gain in life by hurting others. Sometimes we try to elevate our own insecure egos by degrading and belittling those around us. Yet this produces only a false sense of self-esteem.

Jesus taught that there is an eternal destiny for each individual__ither heaven or hell (John 5:25_29). The eternal destiny of each individual depends on a decision made in this life (Luke 16:19_31)__o be followed by a life of obedience.

Men and women who give [Christ] first place find that there is no need for anxiety about this world__ goods.

In your own mind-darkened, will-paralyzed, conscience-dulled soul, God can make the light penetrate and turn the darkness of your own life into day, if you will let Him.

To be a Christian is not a pious pose. It is not a long list of restrictions. Christianity flings open the windows to the real joy of living. Those who have been truly converted to Jesus Christ know the meaning of abundant living.

A professor at the University of Michigan said to me: __s soon as we create life in a test tube, we won__ need God anymore._ I answered: __his happened once before when man ruled God out and proposed the Tower of Babel. It ended in frustration, confusion, and judgment.

When disappointment or tragedy or suffering strikes, we have a decision to make: Will we turn away from God, or will we turn toward Him? Which road will we take? One road leads to doubt, anger, bitterness, fear, hopelessness, and despair.The other leads to hope, comfort, peace, strength, and joy.

Historians will probably call our era __he age of anxiety._ Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us.

God doesn__ comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.

Anxiety and fear are like baby tigers: The more you feed them, the stronger they grow.

There is no conclusive scientific evidence that man is __p from the ape._ While the animals were created __fter their kind,_ we are told that __od created man in His own image_ [Genesis 1:27 NKJV].

What greater glory can we anticipate than to stand before the throne of God, to humble ourselves before His great and incomparable majesty.

To many people, the mention of the blood of Christ is distasteful. However, on [a] visit to Mayo Clinic I noticed that at each reception desk there were pamphlets entitled A Gift of Life, urging people to donate blood.Anyone who has gone through surgery and looked up to seethe bag of blood dripping slowly into his veins,realizes with gratitude the life-giving property of blood.5

Once for all God made complete and perfect provision for the cure of man__ sins; without the blood of Christ, it is indeed a fatal disease.