John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Mark 16:15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr., KBE (Honorary) (born November 7, 1918), is an American evangelist and an Evangelical Christian. He has been a spiritual adviser to multiple United States presidents and was number eight on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. He is a Southern Baptist. He rose to celebrity status due to his sermons being broadcast on radio and television. Graham has preached in person to more people around the world than any other Protestant in history. According to his staff, as of 1993 more than 2.5 million people had "stepped forward at his crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior". As of 2008, Graham's lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. When I was young I could feel a tug on my heart towards God everytime I'd hear Dr. Graham preach. I still feel that, when listening to his sermons. I know in my heart that he is a real man of God and a true disciple of Jesus Christ. The love of God that he preached about is what won my heart over to Jesus at age 11. Thank you Billy Graham for leading me to the Lord. I'll always be thankful to you for that. Thank you for having those altar calls. During those times had me seriously thinking of my eternal life, while watching all those people going forward to accept Christ. Please take time to visit Dr. Graham's website and read his Statement of Faith www.bgea.org This is just one of the many articles where he teaches Jesus is the only way to be saved. www.billygraham.org/MyAnswer_Article.asp?ArticleID=5647 He's preached the same gospel message throughout his entire ministry since 1949. WHAT BILLY GRAHAM TOLD BARBARA BUSH September 2000 -Not long ago I was asked what happens to the people who either follow other religions or who die without ever hearing about Jesus Christ. Its an important issue because even if you take the most optimistic numbers possible, that is, if you add up all the people who might be remotely related to any group related to Christianity, the number comes to around two billion people. Taking that number as a starting point, that means there are four billion people who cant possibly be called Christian by any definition. Included in that number are the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, followers of Confucius, the animists, and practitioners of various tribal religions. And there are hundreds of millions of secularists who practice no religion whatsoever. What happens to all those people when they die? Back when George Bush was president, his wife Barbara and son George W. were having an intense discussion on this very point. George W. Bush argued that there is no salvation apart from Jesus Christ. Barbara Bush said that surely God in his grace would have a plan for the sincere followers of other religions. Eventually Mrs. Bush said to someone, Get me Billy Graham. Since they were in the White House, the operators knew how to fulfill that request. Soon Dr. Graham came on the line and Barbara Bush told him about her discussion with George W. With great wisdom, Billy Graham said that as a follower of the New Testament, he had to agree with her son that [the only way to heaven is through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ]. Then he added that we shouldn't try to answer questions that only God can finally answer. There will be many surprises when we get to heaven. Both sides of that answer seem correct to me. The Bible does teach that Jesus Christ is the way to the Father and apart from Christ, there is no other way. The name of Jesus is the only name under heaven by which anyone may be saved. This is why Christ came to the earth-to seek and to save the lost. And this is why we send missionaries and why we share Christ with those who dont know him. [The Bible makes it plain that Jesus Christ is Gods appointed way of salvation. There is no Plan B for followers of other religions]. Having said that, we should also leave room for the mystery and mercy of God. Our Father intends to have a vast multitude of redeemed people from every tribe and nation gathered around the throne. No doubt some people will be there who will surprise us greatly. No one will get there apart from Jesus Christ. All will be trophies of his amazing grace. We're in sales, not administration. Our job is preach the gospel and call sinners to come to Christ. The rest is up to God. www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/9-22-2000-what-billy-graham-told-barbara-bush/ 2 Timothy 3:3  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, [false accusers], incontinent, fierce, [despisers of those that are good], Psalms 105:15  Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

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