--- title: "4 Discipleship Quotes By Billy Graham" description: "4 Discipleship quotes by Billy Graham. Plus more from Billy Graham and more Discipleship sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/billy-graham-234_discipleship_jesus-christ-spoke-frankly-to-his-discip_424420.jpg" --- > [“Jesus Christ spoke frankly to His disciples concerning the future. He hid nothing from them. No one could ever accuse Him of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/jesus-christ-spoke-frankly-to-his-disciples-concerning-the-future-he/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/billy-graham-234_discipleship_jesus-christ-spoke-frankly-to-his-discip_424420.jpg) > [Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/salvation-is-free-but-discipleship-costs-everything-we-have/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/billy-graham-234_cost_salvation-is-free-but-discipleship-costs_1251628.png) > [The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred , confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-born-again-christian-sees-life-not-as-a-blurred-confused/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/billy-graham-234_amazing-life_the-born-again-christian-sees-life-not-a_1714892.png) > [The one badge of Christian discipleship is not orthodoxy but love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-one-badge-of-christian-discipleship-is-not-orthodoxy-but-love/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/billy-graham-234_badge_the-one-badge-of-christian-discipleship_1885921.png) ## Other authors on Discipleship - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dietrich-bonhoeffer-29418.jpg) Dietrich Bonhoeffer 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/dietrich-bonhoeffer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-megan-mckenna-3094.jpg) Megan McKenna 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/megan-mckenna/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-rohr-78871.jpg) Richard Rohr 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/richard-rohr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oswald-chambers-72884.jpg) Oswald Chambers 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/oswald-chambers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-howard-g-hendricks-42414.jpg) Howard G. Hendricks 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/howard-g-hendricks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dieter-f-uchtdorf-29412.jpg) Dieter F. Uchtdorf 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/dieter-f-uchtdorf/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dallas-willard-26056.jpg) Dallas Willard 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/dallas-willard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-n-t-wright-1173.jpg) N.T. Wright 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/n-t-wright/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-miller-30027.jpg) Donald Miller 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/donald-miller/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brennan-manning-19369.jpg) Brennan Manning 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/brennan-manning/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-watchman-nee-94607.jpg) Watchman Nee 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/watchman-nee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neal-a-maxwell-70598.jpg) Neal A. Maxwell 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipleship/neal-a-maxwell/) ## 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/discipleship/billy-graham/#itemlist", "name": "4 Discipleship Quotes By Billy Graham", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Jesus Christ spoke frankly to His disciples concerning the future. He hid nothing from them. No one could ever accuse Him of deception. No one could ever accuse Him of securing allegiances by making false promises. In unmistakable language He told them that discipleship meant a life of self-denial, and the bearing of a cross. 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