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Great Op Ed:
Four things Billy Graham's life can teach us | Fox News

First, he had integrity. The apostle Paul told his sidekick Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:16, “Watch your life and your teachings closely.” Both are important. And Graham was respected even in an increasingly skeptical world because his behavior was consistent with his beliefs and his character was congruent with his creed.
Said one theologian in analyzing a Graham sermon: “One thing stood out – the man was genuine. He believed what he said.”
When an investigative reporter once tried to dig up dirt to destroy Graham, he came up empty. “He is man without shadows,” the journalist concluded.
From the outset, Graham was determined to sidestep the traps that had discredited some earlier evangelists. He avoided aggressive fund-raising, loose financial accountability, sexual temptations, emotionalism and anti-intellectualism. What’s more, even before the Civil Rights movement, he insisted his rallies be integrated, because racism violates the teachings of Jesus.

Second, he was humble. Graham always saw himself as a servant of God, recognizing that it was the Holy Spirit, not Graham, who was responsible for the evangelistic results.

Third, he had compassion. Graham didn’t tell people about Christ simply because he loved the spotlight of a large stadium, but because he loved God and he loved people.
Even at the height of his career, when he was regularly speaking to packed stadiums, Graham often spent his weekends quietly visiting tiny churches in the back hills of North Carolina, talking about Christ to congregations of ten or twenty families. Why? Because he had compassion for them – and people are drawn to that.

Fourth, he stood firmly for God. In a day of moral relativism, when many politicians govern with one eye on the latest polls, Graham remained solidly anchored to God. He frequently pointed to the Bible on his pulpit and said, “All the world’s answers are right here in this book.”
Let’s face it – standing firm for anything is a big deal these days.

What a bum! Nothing there to admire at all!