--- title: "22 Crosses Quotes By Billy Graham" description: "22 Crosses quotes by Billy Graham. Plus more from Billy Graham and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/billy-graham-234_anti-racist_at-the-foot-of-the-cross-there-are-no-ra_1491330.png" --- > [At the foot of the cross, there are no racial barriers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/at-the-foot-of-the-cross-there-are-no-racial-barriers/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/billy-graham-234_anti-racist_at-the-foot-of-the-cross-there-are-no-ra_1491330.png) > [Some of us want the crown before the cross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/some-of-us-want-the-crown-before-the-cross/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/billy-graham-234_choices_some-of-us-want-the-crown-before-the-cro_1944723.png) > [Jesus Christ opened heaven's door for us by His death on the cross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/jesus-christ-opened-heaven-s-door-for-us-by-his-death-on-the-cross/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/billy-graham-234_christ_jesus-christ-opened-heaven-s-door-for-us_2465175.png) > [... the thing that kept Christ on that cross was love, not the nail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-thing-that-kept-christ-on-that-cross-was-love-not-the-nail/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a9/billy-graham-234_christ_the-thing-that-kept-christ-on-that-cross_2576599.png) > [There is no way of salvation except through the cross of Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/there-is-no-way-of-salvation-except-through-the-cross-of-christ/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/billy-graham-234_christ_there-is-no-way-of-salvation-except-thro_271296.png) > [Without the resurrection, the cross is meaningless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/without-the-resurrection-the-cross-is-meaningless/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/billy-graham-234_cross_without-the-resurrection-the-cross-is-me_876261.png) > [The cross is offensive because it directly confronts the evils which dominate so much of this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-cross-is-offensive-because-it-directly-confronts-the-evils-which/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/billy-graham-234_cross_the-cross-is-offensive-because-it-direct_2925578.png) > [All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/all-too-often-we-are-more-afraid-of-physical-pain-than-of-moral-wrong/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/billy-graham-234_cross_all-too-often-we-are-more-afraid-of-phys_2097658.png) > [If you could work your way to heaven, you would said look what I did, I got myself here by my good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/if-you-could-work-your-way-to-heaven-you-would-said-look-what-i-did-i/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/billy-graham-234_choices_if-you-could-work-your-way-to-heaven-you_740874.png) > [I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/i-m-going-to-heaven-just-like-the-thief-on-the-cross-who-said-in-that/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/billy-graham-234_crosses_i-m-going-to-heaven-just-like-the-thief_3204875.png) > [The motive of grace is the infinite, compassionate love of a merciful God, but the work of grace was the death of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-motive-of-grace-is-the-infinite-compassionate-love-of-a-merciful/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/billy-graham-234_christ_the-motive-of-grace-is-the-infinite-comp_1453523.png) > [Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater-the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/sin-is-the-second-most-powerful-force-in-the-universe-for-it-sent/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/billy-graham-234_cross_sin-is-the-second-most-powerful-force-in_28903.png) > [It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put Jesus on the cross - it was your sins and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/it-was-not-the-people-or-the-roman-soldiers-who-put-jesus-on-the/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/billy-graham-234_crosses_it-was-not-the-people-or-the-roman-soldi_2524942.png) > [Sin was conquered on the cross. Christ's death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/sin-was-conquered-on-the-cross-christ-s-death-is-the-foundation-of/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/billy-graham-234_christ_sin-was-conquered-on-the-cross-christ-s_1331871.png) > [If Jesus had not risen from the dead, no right-minded person would have glorified anything so hideous and repulsive as a cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/if-jesus-had-not-risen-from-the-dead-no-right-minded-person-would/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/billy-graham-234_blood_if-jesus-had-not-risen-from-the-dead-no_2839154.jpg) > [There is no scriptural basis for segregation. The ground at the foot of the cross is level, and it touches my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/there-is-no-scriptural-basis-for-segregation-the-ground-at-the-foot/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/billy-graham-234_bases_there-is-no-scriptural-basis-for-segrega_1592233.jpg) > [No man ever loved like Jesus. He taught the blind to see and the dumb to speak. He died on the cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/no-man-ever-loved-like-jesus-he-taught-the-blind-to-see-and-the-dumb/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/billy-graham-234_blind_no-man-ever-loved-like-jesus-he-taught-t_3225127.jpg) > [God undertook the most dramatic rescue operation in cosmic history. He determined to save the human race from self-destruction, and He sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/god-undertook-the-most-dramatic-rescue-operation-in-cosmic-history-he/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/billy-graham-234_accomplished_god-undertook-the-most-dramatic-rescue-o_1715166.png) > [Christ did not suffer and die to offer cheap grace. Jesus did not go willingly to the cross so we could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/christ-did-not-suffer-and-die-to-offer-cheap-grace-jesus-did-not-go/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/billy-graham-234_built_christ-did-not-suffer-and-die-to-offer-c_1408907.png) > [In some Churches today and on some religious television programs, we see the attempt to make Christianity popular and pleasant. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/in-some-churches-today-and-on-some-religious-television-programs-we/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/billy-graham-234_christianity_in-some-churches-today-and-on-some-relig_245866.png) > [Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/only-as-we-bow-in-contrition-confession-and-repentance-at-the-foot-of/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/billy-graham-234_bows_only-as-we-bow-in-contrition-confession_3072250.png) > [The cross shows us the seriousness of our sin-but it also shows us the immeasurable love of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-cross-shows-us-the-seriousness-of-our-sin-but-it-also-shows-us/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e33/billy-graham-234_cross_the-cross-shows-us-the-seriousness-of-ou_320961.png) ## Other authors on Crosses ## More by Billy Graham > [Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/faith-is-the-avenue-to-salvation-not-intellectual-understanding-not/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/do-all-the-good-you-can-by-all-the-means-you-can-in-all-the-ways-you/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [“Make sure of your salvation by turning your life over to Him now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/make-sure-of-your-salvation-by-turning-your-life-over-to-him-now/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/suffering-in-life-can-uncover-untold-depths-of-character-and-unknown/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Faith is loved and honored by God more than any other single thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/faith-is-loved-and-honored-by-god-more-than-any-other-single-thing/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you're in front of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/if-people-are-kicking-you-in-the-behind-at-least-you-re-in-front-of/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [The end of the world begins the moment you die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-end-of-the-world-begins-the-moment-you-die/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Those are decisions only the Lord will make. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his son for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/those-are-decisions-only-the-lord-will-make-i-believe-the-love-of-god/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/i-think-it-is-a-sin-to-look-at-another-person-as-inferior-to-yourself/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [My hope does not rest in the affairs of this world. It rests in Christ who is coming again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/my-hope-does-not-rest-in-the-affairs-of-this-world-it-rests-in-christ/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/to-get-nations-back-on-their-feet-we-must-first-get-down-on-our-knees/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Those who have suffered make the best comforters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/those-who-have-suffered-make-the-best-comforters/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/one-response-was-given-by-the-innkeeper-when-mary-and-joseph-wanted/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater-the love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/sin-is-the-second-most-powerful-force-in-the-universe-for-it-sent/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Ruth and I don't have a perfect marriage, but we have a great one. How can I say two things that seem so contradictory?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/ruth-and-i-don-t-have-a-perfect-marriage-but-we-have-a-great-one-how/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/billy-graham/#itemlist", "name": "22 Crosses Quotes By Billy Graham", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At the foot of the cross, there are no racial barriers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Graham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/at-the-foot-of-the-cross-there-are-no-racial-barriers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/billy-graham-234_anti-racist_at-the-foot-of-the-cross-there-are-no-ra_1491330.png", "contentUrl": 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