The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
— Billy Graham
I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.
There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.
It's sometimes comical to hear the younger generation ask their peers to repeat themselves.
A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.
Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.
The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.
If you'd have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn't know what you were talking about. And then, they'd be against it.
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
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.
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.
God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
I can't explain 9/11, except the evil of man.
The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.
Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians.
There are many things that I don't understand.
All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.
I can barely walk, but it's a privilege to be able to move at all.
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.
Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.
God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that.
I don't think I get angry.
I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.
I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.
God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.
I don't think there is a single social issue I haven't spoken on.
I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That's not my issue.
I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.
Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
