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- Nov. 15, 1993: Of Angels, Devils & Messages from God
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- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
- Nov. 15, 1993 A Christian In Winter:Billy Graham
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- <source>Time Magazine</source>
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- RELIGION, Page 74
- Of Angels, Devils and Messages from God
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- <body>
- <p>Richard N. Ostling, Billy Graham
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- <p> Billy Graham expresses beliefs that remain firmly based upon
- the Bible, yet often sound moderate in a world of Fundamentalist
- fire. He spoke about his creed with 's Richard N. Ostling.
- </p>
- <p> ON GOD. God does not dwell in a body, so we cannot define him
- in a material way. God is a spirit. I have had tremendous messages
- from him, which are from the Bible; it's not something I've
- dreamed up or had a vision of. It's important to study the Bible
- on a daily basis so he can speak to me.
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- <p> ON SCRIPTURE. We have to have some rule of law in theology as
- well as every other part of our lives, and the rule of our spiritual
- life is found in the Bible, which I believe was totally and
- completely inspired by God. Our good works come from our belief
- that the Bible is inspired by God, and the life of Christ is
- our pattern.
- </p>
- <p> ON HELL. The only thing I could say for sure is that hell means
- separation from God. We are separated from his light, from his
- fellowship. That is going to be hell. When it comes to a literal
- fire, I don't preach it because I'm not sure about it. When
- the Scripture uses fire concerning hell, that is possibly an
- illustration of how terrible it's going to be--not fire but
- something worse, a thirst for God that cannot be quenched.
- </p>
- <p> ON DEVILS AND ANGELS. We have a community of devils, and Satan
- is their commander in chief. Jesus is the commander in chief
- of the angels. They are very powerful--not all-powerful--and do God's bidding. I believe we have guardian angels. I expect
- I would have been dead long ago without a guardian angel.
- </p>
- <p> ON THE VIRGIN BIRTH. That is a very tender and fantastic thing.
- Because I believe the Bible, I believe it's important. It is
- not necessary for one's salvation, but as we follow Christ it's
- one of the cardinal points we must accept.
- </p>
- <p> ON CHRIST'S RESURRECTION. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West
- Germany asked me once if I believed in the Resurrection of Jesus
- Christ. I said, Yes, I do. He said, So do I, and if Jesus Christ
- was not raised from the dead, there's no hope for the human
- race. I hold the same view. Christianity wouldn't be Christianity
- without it.
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