Billy Sunday
1862 - 1935
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Quotes
Biography
Billy Sunday was an American evangelist known for his charismatic preaching style and his role in the temperance movement. He was born in 1862 in Iowa and started his career as a professional baseball player before becoming a Christian preacher. Sunday gained national fame for his revival meetings, where he preached against alcohol, gambling, and other vices. His energetic and passionate sermons attracted huge crowds and made him one of the most prominent religious figures of his time.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.
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Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.
3
Listen, I'm against sin. I'll kick it as long as I've got a foot, and I'll fight it as long as I've got a fist. I'll butt it as long as I've got a head. I'll bite it as long as I've got a tooth. And when I'm old and fistless and footless and toothless, I'll gum it till I go home to glory and it goes home to perdition.
4
If you have no joy, there's a leak in your Christianity somewhere.
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Stop your doubting, cast it to the wind, Take the Holy Ghost for what He is—Divine Assurance, God's gift in you sent by Him who promised it.