Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Graham

In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in his eye, 'Christians seem to thrive under persecution. Perhaps we should prosper them, and then they would disappear.'

Billy Graham

To drive to extinction something He has created is wrong. He has a purpose for everything... We Christians have a responsibility to take the lead in caring for the earth.

Billy Graham

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

Billy Graham

Like a spring of pure water, God's peace in our hearts brings cleansing and refreshment to our minds and bodies

Billy Graham

Be to the world a sign that while we as Christians do not have all the answers, we do know and care about the questions.

Billy Graham

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Billy Graham

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service.

Billy Graham

What God is doing today is calling people out of the world for His name. Whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world, or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the body of Christ because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus, but they know in their hearts they need something that they don't have and they turn to the only light they have and I think they're saved and they're going to be with us in heaven.

Billy Graham

Christ alone can bring lasting peace - peace with God - peace among men and nations - and peace within our hearts.

Billy Graham

Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will.

Billy Graham

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

Billy Graham

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.

Billy Graham

A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.

Billy Graham

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Billy Graham

Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.

Billy Graham

Our faith becomes stronger as we express it; a growing faith is a sharing faith

Billy Graham

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

Billy Graham

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.

Billy Graham

Don't be a half-Christian. There are too many of such in the world. The world has a profound respect for people who are sincere in their faith.

Billy Graham

We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care.

Billy Graham

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

William Wilberforce

There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world.

William Wilberforce

No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry.

Ignatius of Antioch

Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.

Ignatius of Antioch

I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.

Ignatius of Antioch

You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.

John Piper

God revealed himself through the Law, which pointed to Christ as its end and goal, commanded the obedience that comes from faith, increased transgressions, and shut the mouths of all humans because no one has performed the righteousness of the Law so as not to need a substitute.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper and advocate.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

The New Testament Scriptures are full of references to the malice of the devil, but we generally overlook them. I think this is because our idea of salvation is that Christ died on the cross to pay His Father the debt for our sins.

with a science consonant with Christian and theistic convictions.

Bryan Sykes

There are several interesting questions such as was there one original 'father' Christmas or were there several different ones?

The 'Radio City Christmas Spectacular' will go on as scheduled.

The quiet Christmas Eve seems to suggest that consumers treated Saturday and Sunday as their rest days and that the savvy shopper is now back out shopping with a vengeance.