Posts by HPBC (Page 270)

Posts by HPBC (Page 270)

Prejudice Is Weakness

Prejudice Is Weakness By Billy Graham   •   October 24, 2016  Judge not, that ye be not judged. —Matthew 7:1 The word prejudice means “prejudging” or “making an estimate of others without knowing the facts.” Prejudice is a mark of weakness, not of strength. Prejudice is measured by computing the distance between our own biased opinions and the real truth. If we would all be perfectly honest before God, there would be no prejudice. Prayer for the day You love each…

Where is Heaven?

Where Is Heaven? By Billy Graham   •   October 23, 2016 I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me. —Luke 22:29 Many people have asked, “Where is heaven?” We are not told in the Scripture where heaven is. Some students have tried to take some Scriptures and put them together and say that heaven is in the north. They quote Psalm 48:2, “The joy of the whole earth is . . . on the sides of…

All Have Sinned

All Have Sinned By Billy Graham   •   October 22, 2016 So it is that we are saved by faith in Christ and not by the good things we do. —Romans 3:28 (TLB) Many people still cling to the notion that man is naturally good. We did not get this from the Greeks. Aristotle said, “There is no good in mankind.” We did not get it from Judaism. Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who…

Verse of the Day – John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

A Need for God

A Need for God By Billy Graham   •   October 21, 2016 Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory. —Colossians 1:27 (TLB) The age-old issue, “Can man save himself, or does he need God?” is still raging across the world as furiously as ever. As long as the world goes on, people will build towers of Babel, fashion their graven images, and invent their own ideologies. Now, as in every period of history, people think they can manage…

Victory over Temptation

Victory Over Temptation By Billy Graham   •   October 20, 2016 . . . tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed . . . —Romans 5:3–5 God never promised to remove temptation from us, for even Christ was subject to it. The Bible says that “He was tested in all things, like as we, yet without sin.” There is no good reason why you should seek to escape, for such times of testing have…

Joy in Sorrow

Joy in Sorrow By BGEA   •   October 19, 2016 In the day when I cried, [you] answered me, and strengthened me … —Psalm 138:3 At some time in life all of us feel the loneliness of sorrow. Mary and Martha were saddened by the death of their brother, Lazarus, and Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Theirs was a loneliness of sorrow. The shortest verse in the Bible tells us that…