The thing that alarms me is that there are so many clergymen who say that the so-called 'new morality' is all right. They say we're living in a new generation; let's be relevant, let's change God's law. Let's say that adultery is all right under certain circumstances; fornication's all right under certain circumstances. If it's 'meaningful.'
— Billy Graham
God never meant that people were to wear clothes. He meant we were to be nude. But we were in a state of innocence. Then sin came into the human race and became a blood poisoning.
Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed.
The Oklahoma City bombing was simple technology, horribly used. The problem is not technology. The problem is the person or persons using it.
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.
My family is very good about visiting me, and other friends as well.
Locally, I'll vote one way and nationally, maybe another.
Even Hubble hasn't found yet the end of this universe, and we don't know that it has any end.
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.
The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on this planet. Disease will be eliminated. Death will be abolished. War will be eradicated. Nature will be transformed.
Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.
Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.
What really matters is how God sees me. He isn't concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man's soul.
I never hold a grudge.
I spoke to a million in one service, in Korea, in Seoul. And that was the largest audience I ever have had.
When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.
The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.
I think about my own sons and my own daughters, and I'm sure that many parents are concerned about what their children are exposed to.
I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.
God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.
Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.
The Bible says that as Christians we don't grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven - but we still grieve.
Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.
I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I'm still sort of an invalid now.
I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.
I think television has had a vast, unbelievable impact on us.
While I have never learned to use a computer, I am surrounded by family and friends who carry information to me from blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and various websites.
Occasionally I've seen children become heavy-handed and insensitive when dealing with their aging parents, and it only caused resentment and hard feelings.
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.
I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.
I was reared in the church, in the Presbyterian Church.
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.
To start with, I love New York... It's a little bit of the whole world... In New York, the whole world comes to you.
Every human being is under construction from conception to death.
Certainly a woman should never disguise the fact that she is a woman. A woman's body is very beautiful.
I haven't written my own epitaph, and I'm not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.
Many churches today have special programs for people who are grieving, and these can be very helpful.
I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don't think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.
One of the things I miss most is that I can no longer read, due to age-related macular degeneration. I get regular injections for this, and thankfully these seem to have arrested its progress, but it's still very difficult for me to read. That means it is hard for me to pick up my Bible and read it like I used to, and I miss that very much.
Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.
I'm grateful for the evangelical resurgence we've seen across the world in the last half-century or so. It truly has been God's doing.
My wife has about everything I can think of.
I kept a very full diary of my relationship with Nixon, for some strange reason, until he became president.
The Information Highway intrigues me because I have always been a newshound; I have always been curious about why people believe what they believe.
Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.
Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them.
My father had a dairy farm. He employed three black families and one white family, and I used to play with black children.
Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.
My wife is already in Heaven.
Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
