From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

There are scholars who claim that the remedy for a corrupted society can be found in the universal system of education and the arts. This theory suggests that mankind can be made pure and happy by intellectual culture. For decades, however, the American government has spent millions of dollars to educate society, supposing that education is the answer to all the problems that people encounter. Why, then, is our world spinning out of control?

In America alone our universities are overflowing with students building their minds while starving their souls. You can put a public school on each block of every city in America, and you will never keep this nation from rotting morally by mere intellectual education.

Education and the arts cannot purify the heart and forgive sin. Scholarly minds cannot regenerate human hearts. Educating civilization will not save the world from itself. This can be done only through the acceptance of Jesus as personal Savior and Lord. The Gospel that Jesus preached is the greater power that transcends the billions of dollars given to education. “The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men” (1 Corinthians 1:20).

The Gospel meets the needs for man’s sensibilities, will and moral nature. Humanity cries out for comfort in its sorrow; a light in its darkness, peace in its turmoil, rest in its weariness and healing in its sickness and diseases. The Gospel gives all this to us—but we must humble ourselves, admit our need, and reach out to the One who can satisfy our souls.

(This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.)

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