Carolina QuotesMany Indians seem to have the idea that Christianity is a western religion. That is wrong. There were Christian churches in India before America was discovered.
Billy Graham Carolinian
Source
Religion: Billy in India
Cite this record
“Many Indians seem to have the idea that Christianity is a we…” Billy Graham. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-29546878F2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/29546878f2
More from Billy Graham
“Billy,” John said, “you are on your way to India, a country that has no conception of God. You will need a special approach to break into people’s thinking, because they know nothing of the Bible or God. Do you have such an approach in mind?” Admitting that I didn’t, I suggested that we make that issue a matter of concentrated prayer.
In my travels, I have found that those who keep heaven in view remain serene and cheerful in the darkest day. If the glories of Heaven were more real to us, if we lived less for material things and more for things eternal and spiritual, we would be less easily disturbed by this present life. A friend told me about stopping on a street corner in London and listening to a man play the bagpipes. He was playing "Amazing Grace" and smiling from ear to ear. My friend asked him if he was from Scotland, and he answered, “No sir, my home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.”
I feel sorry for the man who has never known the bracing thrill of taking a stand and sticking to it fearlessly. Moral courage has rewards that timidity can never imagine. Like a shot of adrenaline, it floods the spirit with vitality.