Russell Moore: Billy Graham Was Not Someone Who Was Trying to Gain Personal Power

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MOORE: "Billy Graham was a symbol and a sign for me of someone who was not trying to sell anything. He was not someone who was trying to gain personal power. There was no hidden agenda. Billy Graham was somebody who had been forgiven of his sin through the grace of Jesus Christ and who was consumed with that message so that he wanted to see others come to know the grace of God. When I think of that North Carolinian accent of Billy Graham preaching the message, I often think of the song that would be sung as an invitation hymn at the end of his crusades, 'Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me.' That was his message. Wherever he was, whatever the group of people. So that kind of consistency is something that I think we should all aspire to, no matter what our callings are in life."