Billy Graham

The essence of sin is self-will__lacing ourselves at the center of our lives instead of Christ.

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.

It is the Holy Spirit who brings about conviction [of sin] . . .repentance cannot take place unless first there is a movement of the Holy Spirit in the heart and mind.

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.

We all have a terminal disease far worse than cancer that will kill us morally and spiritually.It__ called sin.

A new world is coming . . . The paradise that man lost will be regained . . . One day we will live in a brand-new world.

When the __vil day_ comes, we do not have to be dependent upon the circumstances around us, but rather on the resources of God!

Sin pierced the very heart of God. God felt every piercing nail and spear thrust. God felt the burning sun. God felt the mocking derision and the body blows.

[It] is well and good when our convictions are based upon the __hou shalts_ and the __hou shalt nots_ of Scripture rather than our own ideas.

Compromising and conforming to the world__standard is against God__ Word.

When we do good__ven when others are doing wrong__od will bless us.

True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person__he undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments__s the true measure of lasting greatness.

Daniel and his companions were tempted to forsake their godly heritage but they refused. They even faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise.

There are those today that say we must do as others do, that we must conform to the world [to win it], that we must swim with the tide, that we must move with the crowd. But the believer should say, __o.

We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily.

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.

Too many Christian TV and radio programs have been geared to please, entertain, and gain the favor of the world. The temptation is to compromise, to make the gospel more appealing and attractive.

Nothing can alter the fact that God calls perversion sin.