Faith pleases God more than anything else. The Christian life is dependent upon faith. We stand on faith; we live on faith. Faith is loved and honored by God more than any other single thing. The Bible teaches that faith is the only approach that we have to God. No man has sins forgiven, no man goes to heaven, no man has assurance of peace and happiness, until he has faith in Jesus Christ. You may be saying, “God, I believe you are a great person, but I do not believe your Word; I do not believe what you say.” In order to please God, you must believe Him. Perhaps your faith is small and weak. It does not matter how big your faith is, but rather, where your faith is. Is it in Christ, the Son of God, who died on the cross for your sins?

From Day by Day with Billy Graham, © 1976 BGEA

Read more quotes from Billy Graham on faith:

• “God—the Bible’s Author—loves you and wants you to be His child through faith in Jesus Christ.” from Answer’s to Life’s Problems

• “If our faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.” from The Journey

• “Fear can banish faith, but faith can banish fear.” from The Journey

• “The Bible teaches that faith is the only approach that we have to God. No man has sins forgiven, no man goes to heaven, no man has assurance of peace and happiness, until he has faith in Jesus Christ.” from Day by Day

• “Christians who are strong in the faith grow as they accept whatever God allows to enter their lives.” from Hope for the Troubled Heart

• “The Bible teaches that faith will manifest itself in these ways. It will manifest itself in doctrine—in what you believe. It will manifest itself in worship—your communication with God … It will manifest itself in morality—in the way you live and behave.” from Peace with God

• “Do you want your faith to grow? Then let the Bible begin to saturate your mind and soul.” from The Journey

• “Faith literally means ‘to give up, surrender, or commit.’ Faith is complete confidence.” from Peace with God

• “I have never been to the North Pole, and yet I believe there is a North Pole. How do I know? I know because somebody told me. I read about it in a history book, I saw a map in a geography book, and I believe the men who wrote those books. I accept it by faith. The Bible says, ‘Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God’” [Romans 10:17, KJV]. from Peace with God

• “Faith isn’t pretending our problems don’t exist, nor is it simply blind optimism. Faith points us beyond our problems to the hope we have in Christ.”’ from The Journey

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