Jim Bakker Quotes
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They've all been through bad things. So bad things happen to people. They happen to all the great men of God.
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So you can't lose serving God, and that all things work together for good.
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Most of you are so young you don't know who I am, and that's good.
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When I first went to prison, I was even questioning where, God, where are you?
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I called the doctor, during writing the book, the psychiatrist who treated me at that time, Dr. Jackson. And I said, Dr. Jackson, whole pieces are missing. I don't understand what happened to me.
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When you put your total faith in God, no matter what happens, to a person who's a true believer, if you die, you know you're going to heaven to be with God.
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The box got bigger, the outside, the buildings. And all that we were doing. I had to raise about $1 million every two days just to stay alive.
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To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
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I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.
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I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was driving. I started out believing God for a nicer apartment than I had. Then I moved up.
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God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do.
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Oh, I was never a businessman. I was a visionary, a dreamer.
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In the book of Colossians, it talks about that because of what Christ did, we are pure. We are without judgment on ourselves. And only through him can we do something like this.
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Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?
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As I see with Lori's testimony, you say what good could come out of all these abortions and all what she's been through? But she has been a part of a new Bible for women, a mentoring Bible.
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My dream became bigger and bigger. And the box got bigger than the message, than the Gospel.
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I feel like God has forgiven me of so much, that I will forgive everyone who has hurt us.
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It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.
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They put chains on me; they chained my waist, my legs. Put me in the back of a squad car, and I literally blacked out. I didn't even - there's whole pieces missing.
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You can't fake it when you're alone with God, you know.
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I don't know, examination I guess. And then they put the jump suit back on me again. I went through the compound - I remember somebody shouting, Jim don't let them break you.
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And God knows I needed to be forgiven. So I had to forgive everybody. And then God - as I read in the word, you're supposed to pray for your enemies. Try that one on.
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It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.
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You know, I try not to look back, because looking forward is so much better than looking backward.