Billy Graham

We__e tried calling sin __rrors_ or mistakes_ or __oor judgment,_ but sin itself has stayed the same. No matter how we try to salve our conscience, we__e known all along that men are still sinners; and the results of sin are still disease, disappointment, disillusionment, despair, and death.

Many of the mysteries of God__he heartaches, trials, disappointments, tragedies, and the silence of God in the midst of suffering__ill be revealed in heaven.

From the beginning of time until the present moment, man__ ungodly quest for power, his determination to use his gift of free choice for his own selfish ends, has brought him to the brink of doom.

The converted person will love the good he once hated, and hate the sin he once loved.

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

Conscience tells us in our innermost being of the presence of God and of the moral difference between good and evil; but this is a fragmentary message, in no way as distinct and comprehensive as the lessons of the Bible.

There are thousands of people who have had some form of emotional experience that they refer to as conversion but who have never been truly converted to Christ. Christ demands a change in the way you live__nd if your life does not conform to your experience, then you have every reason to doubt your experience!

The Antichrist . . . will be the embodiment of evil, and will have great power to deceive those who choose to follow him.

Compassion is not complete in itself, but must be accompanied by inflexible justice and wrath against sin and a desire for holiness.

Don__ take the holiness of God lightly, for it is the very essence of His character.

Some people resist the idea of a choice of any sort. They don__ want to be called __arrow._ But Jesus taught that there are two roads, and you have to choose which road you will take.

Part of the human makeup which distinguishes man from other creatures is his ability to reason and make moral decisions. Man is a free moral agent.

Sin also affects the conscience, until one becomes slow to detect the approach of sin.

When we are called before God and His throne of judgment, it will be too late to reverse our decision. It is during our lifetime here on earth that we decide our eternal destiny.

As I read the Bible, I seem to find holiness to be [Christ__] supreme attribute.

The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

What stirs God most is not physical suffering but sin. All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the fact that holiness is a principle for which God would die.

[God] has in mind a picture of what He intends to create. He breaks, cracks, chisels, and polishes until one day there emerges His vision . . . God has not yet finished with us.