Billy Graham

The apostle Paul said, __e not conformed to this world._ These words cut like a sharp sword across our way of life. They have the tone of the battle call in them. They separate the weak from the strong. But they are words of inspiration, and we need to hear them today.

Because tragedy happened to you, it gives you a greater sense of oneness with others who experience tragedy. Because we have been comforted through the Word of God, we in turn may be able to comfort others.

We must understand what the word believe implies. It means __ommit_ and __urrender.

New morality is nothing more than the old immorality brought up to date.

I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord.

God promises no easy life or days without troubles, trials, difficulties, and temptations. He never promises that life will be perfect. He does not call His children to a playground, but to a battleground.

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

In our desire to make Christ known and to increase the influence of the church, we are many times prone to think that Christians and the church can be made popular with the unbelieving world. This is a grave mistake on the part of the church.

Christ__ church is a place to grow people up in the Lord, not to enhance our leisure time.

From compromise to deceit is a small step.

It is often asked, __ow could the early disciples turn the world upside downwhen millions of Christians can__ even keep it right side up today?_ The answer is they didn__ conform their faith to match the world. They had the truth, and they refused to water it down. They had a faith that would not compromise.

Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.

Satan] invades the Sunday school, the Bible class, and even the pulpit. He even invades the church under cover of an orthodox vocabulary, emptying sacred terms of their biblical sense.

If the church is acceptable to this present ageand is not suffering reproach, then it is not the true church that our Lord founded.

When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.

The church has lost its ability to discipline members who live openly in sin. Consequently, we have lost our witness in the community.

The way in which we react to hurts and disappointments influences the shaping of our personalities.

Integrity means that if our private life was suddenly exposed, we__ have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.