As part of his keynote, he minced no words in advising graduating students on the next life steps they might take. <\/p>\n
Rev. Graham<\/a> challenged graduates to stand for the truth of God\u2019s Word in a tough world today.<\/p>\n IN SMALL NORTH CAROLINA TOWN, REV. FRANKIN GRAHAM SPEAKS TO THOUSANDS OF FAITHFUL: \u2018GOD HAS A PLAN\u2019<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n “What\u2019s the next chapter for your life?” Graham asked students. <\/p>\n “My prayer is that this class, the class of \u201923, will be known as the class that stood for truth in a world overflowing with wickedness, deception and lies. I pray this class will stand for truth,” he added. <\/p>\n Rev. Graham, who has traveled the globe preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ<\/a> and helping people of all walks of life through various trials and tribulations via his charitable organizations, told students it took him four schools and six years before he finally received his own undergraduate degree.<\/p>\n He said while many students graduate with honors, his own mother<\/a>, Ruth Bell Graham, said her son “graduated with relief!”<\/p>\n CONSERVATIVE COLLEGE GRAD WHO WALKED OUT OF MERRICK GARLAND’S COMMENCEMENT SPEECH \u2018WOULD DO IT AGAIN\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n After pausing for a moment of laughter, Rev. Graham told the graduates he didn\u2019t know what God was going to do with his life after he left college. <\/p>\n “We live in a world that wants to portray that there is no such thing as absolute truth, that truth is relative \u2026 That’s a lie.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n But he said he made himself available to God and chose to do as God directed him<\/a> \u2014 and he challenged the graduates of Liberty University to do the same.<\/p>\n Rev. Franklin Graham told graduates of Liberty University in Virginia, “I want you to stand up, to shout out, to lift up your voice, to lift up the truth, to live for Jesus Christ.” In this image, he’s shown during his God Loves You Tidewater Tour, which wrapped up recently.<\/span> (The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)<\/span><\/p>\n In the speech, Rev. Graham noted how quickly the world and the culture have changed, especially during the past several years \u2014 and how things continue to change each day, as his team shared with Fox News Digital. <\/p>\n CHRISTIANS HAVE A \u2018VOICE\u2019 IN KIRK CAMERON: WRITER-ACTOR TO APPEAR AT BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY FOR FAITH-BASED BOOK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n He told students and their families<\/a>, “We live in a world that wants to portray that there is no such thing as absolute truth, that truth is relative, that we can define our own truth \u2014that\u2019s a lie.”<\/p>\n Rev. Graham added, “I\u2019ll tell you today there is absolute truth and it\u2019s the Word of God.”<\/p>\n Rev. Franklin Graham (on the left) is a son of Billy Graham, the evangelical leader who passed away five years ago at age 99.\u00a0<\/span> (The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)<\/span><\/p>\n Also in his message to students, Graham said, “You see, the world wants you to shut down and shut up. No, don\u2019t you do that.”<\/p>\n “The world wants you to shut down and shut up. No, don\u2019t you do that.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rather, he said, “I want you to stand up, to shout out, to lift up your voice, to lift up the truth, to live for Jesus Christ.<\/a>“<\/p>\n He added, “Class of \u201923, live your lives for Him!”<\/p>\n Liberty University is one of the largest Christian universities in the world.<\/p>\n And this year\u2019s commencement \u2014 its 50th \u2014 was one of its largest in school history, the school said. <\/p>\n\n
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