Franklin Graham Quotes & Sayings

Same-sex marriage - no question - is an issue. — Franklin Graham

As we enter this election year, let's not forget the most important decision anyone can make-choosing Christ. — Franklin Graham

Evangelistic preaching is what Daddy does, I never thought I would. — Franklin Graham

I saw my father preach in Madison Square Garden, and I was a little embarrassed, I think, the first time I heard him preach. That's my father up there, and I kind of slid down in my chair. — Franklin Graham

My father has always prayed that his words would reflect God's standard of truth as the basis to claim, 'I have given them Your word' (John 17:14). In this book, I believe you will see that he has faithfully spoken God's Word that quenches the thirst of those seeking to draw from the wellsprings of Life. It is highly meaningful to see these statements now collected in one volume. — Franklin Graham

It was Christ who willingly went to the cross, and it was our sins that took him there. — Franklin Graham

I don't want people to think that I'm standing on the steps of the capitals. — Franklin Graham

I want Christians to consider who they vote for. We look a lot at the presidential elections. And that's where so much of our focus is, especially from the media, but some of the most important elections are the local elections - the mayors, city council members, county commissioners, school boards. How important school boards are - and we need to get Christian men and women running for office. We need Christian men and women not only running for office, but voting and getting behind other Christians that are running for office. — Franklin Graham

Every shoebox offers an opportunity to share the Good News of the Savior with a hurting child — Franklin Graham

When we realize and embrace the Lord's will for us, we will love to do it. We won't want to do anything else. It's a passion. — Franklin Graham

We can all humbly say in the sincerity of faith, "I am loved; I am called; I am secure." — Franklin Graham

God's word is the same, yesterday and today and a million years from now. — Franklin Graham

Every life is precious to God. God created every one of us. He gave us a soul, and that soul will live as long as God lives. — Franklin Graham

Prayer is the most powerful resource we have in this life; yet, many only turn to it as a last resort. When unbelievers pray for repentance of sin and ask for God's forgiveness, prayer is the spiritual dynamite that obliterates the darkness and despair of a sin-soaked soul. — Franklin Graham

This is God's standards [against same-sex marriage and abortions]. And just because public opinion may have changed or somebody takes a poll - this is just one of the issues. And it doesn't matter what people say or what people think. It doesn't matter about the opinion polls. It's what God says, and God says this is a sin. And it's a sin against him, and he's going to judge sin. — Franklin Graham

I believe when we are in the Lord's will and following Christ, we are His responsibility, and He will look after us. Until He has accomplished His purpose through us, nothing can touch us without His permission - we're 'bullet-proof', so to speak. — Franklin Graham

For those who have already experienced the grace of Almighty God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, prayer becomes the catalyst for fellowship with the Lord of our souls, redeemed by his blood. By tapping into the channel by which we commune with the One who calls his children "friends," we can receive his strength in our weakness; his guidance in our steps; and his mercy when we stumble along life's path. — Franklin Graham

There is no question that America has been a nation that has been blessed by almighty God. There is no other nation in the history of mankind that has done what His nation has done - and it's because of God's hand and His blessing. — Franklin Graham

I don't believe our country will last the way we know it much longer unless there's a change. And we just continue this moral decline going down, and the only hope, I believe, is God. We just hope and pray that maybe he'll hear our prayers and give us some godly leadership. — Franklin Graham

True followers of Christ emulate Christ - true followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed. — Franklin Graham

I believe as we work, God will always give us opportunities to tell others about his Son ... We are there to reach out to love them and to save them, and as a Christian, I do this in the name of Jesus Christ. — Franklin Graham

Syria, for all its problems, at least has a constitution that guarantees equal protection of citizens. Around the world, we have seen that this is essential where Christians are a minority and are not protected. — Franklin Graham

Islam is an evil and wicked religion. — Franklin Graham

Abortion continues to be a scourge against this country. — Franklin Graham

Each person we meet on a daily basis who does not know Christ is hell-bound. That may make some folks bristle-but it's a fact. When we refuse to warn people that their actions and lifestyles have eternal consequences, we're not doing them any favors. If everybody feels good about his or her sin, why would anyone repent? — Franklin Graham

I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama. — Franklin Graham

Just being the son of Billy Graham won't get me into heaven. — Franklin Graham

There is not a single thing that Jesus cannot change, control, and conquer because he is the living Lord. — Franklin Graham

And in eternity, faith is the only currency that counts. — Franklin Graham

Everybody's got their phone up and everybody's taking recordings and posting it on YouTube and whatever and sending it to you, and it gets shown around the world. — Franklin Graham

We certainly love the Muslim people. But that is not the faith of this country. And that is not the religion that built this nation. The people of the Christian faith and the Jewish faith are the ones who built America, and it is not Islam. — Franklin Graham

There was one thing I was never going to do
no way: preach at a crusade! — Franklin Graham

Prayer is our essential lifeline to God's throne and heart. — Franklin Graham

I was 22 years old when I asked Christ to come into my heart. You cannot be born a Christian; you can only be converted. And that is by putting your faith and trust in Christ. — Franklin Graham

We must not forget that it wasn't the Jews that put him on the cross, and it wasn't the Romans. It was my sins, it was your sins, the sins of this world. — Franklin Graham

I don't want people to think that I'm there politicking for this person or that person. We're not doing that. This is a campaign for God. We need to get godly men and women to run for office, and we need to get the godly men and women out to vote. — Franklin Graham

In my opinion, Putin is right on these issues. Obviously, he may be wrong about many things, but he has taken a stand to protect his nation's children from the damaging effects of any gay and lesbian agenda. — Franklin Graham

I think AIDS can be won. I think we can win this fight. It is winnable. But it means behavior change. — Franklin Graham

We have taken God out of our education system. We have taken Him out of government. You have lawyers that sue you every time you mention the name of Jesus Christ in any public forum. — Franklin Graham

No judge can stop us from praying for our country and I pray that on May 6, millions of Americans will join me in praying for our President, all of our elected leaders, and even for this unjust judge and all those who rule from the bench - that God would guide them and give them wisdom. — Franklin Graham

All I know is that I'm a sinner and that God has forgiven me of my sins. Because I put my faith and trust in Jesus Christ. — Franklin Graham

Jesus Christ came for me, and he came for each person that is infected with HIV/AIDS. God loves that person. He doesn't hate them. They've made mistakes. We've all made mistakes. But God loves them, God cares for them, and Jesus Christ died for their sins. — Franklin Graham

At a time when our country is waging two wars, approval ratings for Congress are at historic lows, unemployment is at a 70-year high and financial institutions have collapsed around us, I can't imagine anyone seriously opposing a National Day of Prayer. — Franklin Graham

Jesus is gentle, but He is not weak. He loves the sinner but is absolutely intolerant of sin. He is not a negotiator. He is Lord. It is this bristling truth that invites intolerance toward Christians. Jesus did not say, "Do your own thing ... all roads lead to God." That would have made Jesus "politically correct," but Jesus is not politically correct. He is Lord. — Franklin Graham

We often become mentally and spiritually barren because we're so busy. — Franklin Graham

For all of us, we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He's in our boat. And when those storms come and those waves (of life) come, He's in the boat with us. — Franklin Graham

We're not attacking Islam but Islam has attacked us. The God of Islam is not the same God. He's not the son of God of the Christian or Judeo-Christian faith. It's a different God, and I believe it [Islam] is a very evil and wicked religion ... When you read the Koran and you read the verses from the Koran, it instructs the killing of the infidel, for those that are non-Muslim. — Franklin Graham

Christians can trust God to redeem even the greatest of tragedies and the most desperate of situations. — Franklin Graham

Jesus is Lord! That is not negotiable. — Franklin Graham

I regret that the Army felt it was necessary to rescind their invitation to the National Day of Prayer Task Force to participate in the Pentagon's special prayer service. I want to express my strong support for the United States military and all our troops. I will continue to pray that God will give them guidance, wisdom and protection as they serve this great country. — Franklin Graham

This search for happiness can knock us out of sync with God. As the life of Jesus makes clear, keeping in sync with God is about obedience. Any other pursuit will get in the way. — Franklin Graham

I've been called to the slums of the streets and the ditches of the world. — Franklin Graham

I just believe as a Christian, we are to show love; we are to show compassion to people, not to point the finger, not to do this, but to do this - to love them, to welcome them, to embrace them. — Franklin Graham

I've never really been one to try to be politically correct. I just feel truth is truth, and sometimes I probably offend some people. — Franklin Graham

No matter what storm you face, you need to know God loves you. He has not abandoned you. — Franklin Graham

You have to look at what a person does with his life. Anyone can say that he's a Christian, but you look at how they live. — Franklin Graham

God empowered him; and my father, when he stood to preach, he wasn't preaching his message, he was preaching God's message. — Franklin Graham

After 9/11, there were a lot of things being said about how the God of Islam and the God of the Christian faith were one and the same, but that's simply not true ... The God that I worship does not require me to kill other people. The God that I worship tells me I am to love my enemy, to give him food when he's hungry and water when he's thirsty. — Franklin Graham

It's hard to pin down what it means to be an evangelical today. It's been diluted quite a bit. It is a powerful voting bloc, no question, but they're liberal as well as conservative - and they're made of Latinos, blacks, whites. — Franklin Graham

Most Christians would not recognize Mormonism as part of the Christian faith. — Franklin Graham

The Bible does not say anything about communism, OK? The Bible has a whole lot to say about sex. It has a whole lot to say about homosexuality. And so you can't compare the two and say these are - these are the same. That's just ludicrous. It's just - it's not the same. — Franklin Graham

I think Newt Gingrich is a Christian; at least, he told me he is. — Franklin Graham