The Faithful Christian: An Anthology of Billy Graham

289 Pages·1994·10.37 MB·English

by  William Griffin

An Anthology of Billy Graham
Compiled by
William Griffin
and
Ruth Graham Dienert
McCRACKEN PRESS
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Excerpts from The Seven Deadly Sins by Billy Graham O 1955 by Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association. Permission granted.
Excerpts from A Biblical Standard for Evangelists O 1984 reprinted by permis-
sion of World Wide Publications.
Excerpts from Calling Youth to Christ O 1947,1975 by Zondervan Publishing
House and the Chance of a Lifetime O 1952 by Zondervan Publishing House
reprinted by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
Excerpts from Peace with God O 1953, 1984; The Secret of Happiness: Jesus's
Teaching on Happiness as Expressed in the Beatitudes, O 1955, 1985; Angels:
God's Secret Agents, O 1975, 1989; The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in
Your Life, O 1978, 1988, 1989; Till Armageddon: A Perspective on Suffering, O
1981; Approaching Hoofoeats: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, O 1983;
Facing Death--and the Life After, O 1987; Hope for the Troubled Heart, O 1991;
Storm Warning, O 1992: published by Word Publishing Inc., reprinted by
permission.
For Bible copyrights see page 267.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Graham, Billy, 1918-
The faithful Christian : 200 readings / Billy Graham.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-56977-625-3: $16.95
1. Theology, Doctrinal-Popular works. 2. Christian life-
Baptist authors. I. Title.
BT77.G77 1994 94-4840
239' ,044--dc20 CIP
Printed in the United States of America
1. THEN ATUROEF EVANGELISM
Challenge and Thrill . . . 3
Gift of the Evangelist . . . 4
. .
Invitation and Urgency .5
Bible in Hand, Hill of Beans . . . 7
2. THEG OODB OOK
More Than Great Literature . . . 9
Investing in a Bible . . . 11
3. THEN ATUROEF GOD
What is God Like? . . . 13
The Trinity . . . 15
God the Father. . . 16
God the Holy Spirit . . . 18
THEH OLYSP IRITA, PERSON
THE HOLY SPIRIGTO, DH IMSELF
4. THEH OLYS PIRIT
Fruits of the Spirit . . -23
LOVE
Joy
PEACE
PATIENCE
Contents
KINDNESS
GOODNESS
FAITHFULNESS
GENTLENESS
SELF-CONTROL
The Gift of Healing . . .27
5. JESUS CONFRONTS
All of These Kids . . . 28
The Rich Young Man . . .29
The Rich Man and Lazarus . . .29
The Good Shepherd . . .30
Miracles . . . 32
Jesus and the Intellectual . . . 32
Conflict, Not Coziness . . .33
The Great Commission . . . 35
6. THEN ATUROEF MAN
The Great Quest . . . 37
Man the Searcher. . .38
Walking and Talking with God . . . 39
True and False Religions . . .40
Babylon. . .41
Man vs. God. . .47
Loneliness . . .48
Searching in the Wrong Places . . .50
Two Sets of Eyes . . .52
Rationalizing God . . .52
Just Enough Natural Religion . . .53
7. SINA ND TEMPTATION
Seven Deadly Sins . . .56
PRIDE
ANGER
Contents
ENVY
IMPURITY
G L ~ O N Y
SLOTHFULNESS
AVARICE
Sinners by Choice . . .68
Evil Imaginations . . . 69
Spiritual Pride . . . 70
Intellectual Pride . . . 71
False Religions . . . 72
Science Doesn't Satisfy. . . 73
To Adapt or Not to Adapt . . .74
Christianity for Skeptics . . . 75
Who Said Life was Fair? . . . 76
The Wreckage of Sin . . .77
A Form of Insanity . . . 78
Invitation to Do Wrong . . . 79
Sexual Sin . . .80
Works of the Flesh . . . 84
Where Did Pain Begin? . . .88
Who's On Trial . . . 91
Sin in Every Sickness . . .91
Avoiding Temptation . . .93
8. THEA NSWER
Revelation . . . 94
REVELATIOINN NATURE
REVELATIOINN CONSCIENCE
REVELATIOINN SCRIPTURE
REVELATIOINN JESUS CHRIST
A Scarlet Thread . . .99
Results of the Atonement . . . 103
The Beginning of Sorrows . . . 103
Gethsemane . . . 104
Contents
The Full Armor. . .I08
LOOKG ODWARD
WALKW ITH GOD
WORKW ITH THE WORD
PRACTICWEIT H PRAYER
PRACTITCHEE PRESENOCFE C HRIST
9. THEJ OURNEY TO CHRIST
The Inward Journey . . .I10
. .
The Outward Journey. 110
Vulnerability . . . 111
Wet Blanket vs. Dry Christian . . . 114
Tiny Blades of Opportunity. . . 115
. . .
Lips vs. Lives 116
10. How To BE BORNA GAIN
How to Become Born Again . . . 118
Feet First, Not Head First . . . 119
. .
Head, Heart, Will. 119
Dynamics of the New Man . . . 121
FORGIVEANN D JUSTIFIED
ADOPTED
SPIRITOF GOD
STRENGTTHO RESISTT EMPTATION
New Man, Not Perfect . . . 123
The World Upside Down . . . 124
Balancing the Scales . . . 126
A Fleeting Shadow . . .I29
11. THEM EANINGOF HAPPINESS
Two Kinds of Happiness . . .I31
Sermon on the Mount. . .I32
HAPPINETSHSR OUGHP OVERTY
HAPPINEWSSH ILEM OURNING
Contents
12. THEP OWEORF PRAYER
Power of Prayer. . .I42
. .
More Than Wish .I45
Are Prayers Answered? . . . 146
Answered Prayers . . . 147
Thy Will Be Done . . .I48
Praying Through the Pain . . . 149
Pattern for Prayer. . . 150
13. ANGELASN D DEVILS
Angels. . . 152
CREATEBDEI NG
VISIBLEO R INVISIBLE
WORSHIPINOGR NOTW ORSHIPING
The Angelic War. . . 157
Lucifer's Rebellion . . . 158
Where Sin Began . . . 159
Crafty and Clever Camouflage . . .I60
Angels as Messengers . . . 162
Shadowed by Angels . . .I63
Angels in Jesus' Life . . . 165
Angels in the Wilderness . . . 166
Angels in the Garden . . . 167
Angels at the Cross . . . 168
Angels as Executors . . . 169
Know Your Enemy. . .I70
Three Enemies . . . 172