“ The architect of popular culture is none other than Satan. He is the chief designer and chief marketer, and he has been branding worldliness since the beginning of time. His methods are shifty and con… Billy Graham
“ Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job. Billy Graham
“ Satan is masterful at using just enough of God’s truth to capture a person’s attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray. Billy Graham
“ Satan is the illusive manipulator. He prances and dances and drinks in the adulation of his worshippers as he glimmers and shimmers, displaying all that glitters and all that attracts the shallowness… Billy Graham
“ The devil is alive and kicking. But if you are in Christ and follow the rules of daily Bible study, prayer, and witnessing, he has no power over you. Billy Graham
“ Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan. Billy Graham
“ In taking our human nature upon Himself, [Jesus] showed us what we might become, what God intended us to be. Billy Graham
“ Our worldly wisdom has made us calloused and hard. Our natural wisdom, as the Scriptures teach, comes not from God, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish. Billy Graham
“ Science, they say, can tap the brain of man and alter his desires. But the Bible, which has withstood the ravages of time . . . says that we are possessed of a sinful, fallen nature which wars against… Billy Graham
“ Flesh is the Bible’s word for unperfected human nature. Leaving off the “h” and spelling it in reverse, we have the word self. Flesh is the self-life: it is what we are when we are left to our own dev… Billy Graham
“ The deepest problems of the human race are spiritual in nature. They are rooted in man’s refusal to seek God’s way for his life. The problem is the human heart, which God alone can change. Billy Graham
“ Some people have said that man has improved . . . [and] that if Christ came back today, He would not be crucified but would be given a glorious reception. Christ does come to us every day in the form… Billy Graham
“ Man is a rebel, and a rebel is naturally in confusion. He is in conflict with every other rebel. For a rebel by his very nature is selfish. He is seeking his own good and not the good of others. Billy Graham
“ Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man’s rebellion against God. Billy Graham
“ One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Billy Graham
“ Pride always puts [self] above others—and cuts [itself] off from them as a result. No one likes an arrogant, prideful person. Billy Graham
