Quotes by Billy Graham

The influence of sin touches the innocent as well as the guilty.

Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.

Gratitude is one of the greatest Christian virtues; ingratitude, one of the most vicious sins.

If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies.

Repentance is mentioned seventy times in the New Testament . . . the Bible says God commands repentance . . . it is a command . . .God says, “Repent! Or perish!

[Christians] are commanded to warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time.

When something brings profit or pleasure to us, we are inclined to call evil good, even if we know it is dead wrong.

We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is our willingness to obey.

A transformed life is the greatest of all miracles. Every time a person is “born again” by repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ, the miracle of regeneration is performed.

Before one can know what is right and wrong,he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, in small things as well as in big things.

We live in an upside-down world. People hate when they should love, quarrel when they should be friendly, fight when they should be peaceful, wound when they should heal, steal when they should share,do wrong when they should do right.

Christians need to take a stand for what is right and not let evil go unchallenged.

You and I, God’s ambassadors, are called to sound the warning, to call sinners to repentance, to point the way to peace with God and the hope that is in Christ.

There is a right way and a wrong way to make contact with God.

To find the right path, we first need to remember why we are on the wrong path. The reason can be put in one word: sin.

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

When I have a problem of deciding right from wrong, I always give it three tests.First, I give it the common-sense test, and ask if it is reasonable. Then, I give it the prayer test. I ask God if it is good and edifying. Then, I give it the Scripture test. I see if the Bible has anything to say for or against it.

When we do good—even when others are doing wrong—God will bless us.

Sin is the great clogger, and the blood of Christ is the great cleanser.