. Franklin_Graham praises Atlanta pastor Charles Stanley for 'standing firm' on the Bible in trying times
Rev. Graham, who serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as well as of Samaritan’s Purse, told Fox News Digital on Friday that in 2009, he"had the privilege of preaching for Dr. Charles Stanley at First Baptist Church Atlanta, the church he pastored since the early 1970s."
Rev. Graham stressed one important point, however, in remarks he shared with Fox News Digital via email:"People didn’t go to hear what Dr. Stanley had to say. They wanted to hear what God had to say. This is what I appreciated most about Dr. Stanley — he unashamedlyRev. Graham said that Dr. Stanley was known as a person"of prayer who was kind and gentle, but he was incredibly strong when it came to upholding the truth of scripture. Dr.
Rev. Franklin Graham — shown recently in Mississippi as Samaritan's Purse volunteers help Americans badly impacted by recent storms — shared with Fox News Digital his insights into Dr. Charles Stanley, the influential Atlanta pastor who passed away this week."His sermons inspired and strengthened millions," said Rev. Graham., also had"great respect and appreciation" for the Atlanta faith leader.
He said that amid a push in that denomination to"drift away" from the Bible in the 1970s and '80s,"Dr. Stanley fought against these dangerous efforts to undermine God’s Word, and he was elected president of the convention in 1984 and 1985."He went on,"When the theological battle reached a boiling point prior to his reelection bid for a second term in 1985, my father sent a telegram to Dr. Stanley, thanking him for staying the course and expressing his support.
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