temptation

People are rarely diabolic or bent enthusiastically on evil. As a rule, they are only weak; they cannot resist temptation and thus give way to their evil drives.

Fear is the devil's most powerful tool because he can't always convince a good man to do wrong, but he can paralyze his will with fright, keeping a good man from doing what is right. It eventually results in the same end.

Why is it that any time we speak of temptation we always speak of temptation as something that inclines us to wrong. We have more temptations to become good than we do to become bad.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

. . . is it better to throw yourself head first and laughing into the holy rage calling your name?

Spiritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to __uppress sin_.

If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies.

Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it__mmediately and without compromise.

I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord.

God promises no easy life or days without troubles, trials, difficulties, and temptations. He never promises that life will be perfect. He does not call His children to a playground, but to a battleground.

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

We can__ flee from temptation in our own strength__ut God will give us the strength we need, if we__l only seek it. A friend of mine says, __hen the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!

Only a strong faith__ faith based on God__ Word__ill protect us from temptation and doubt.

The Bible is intensely practical, and one of the reasons God gave it to us is so we__l be better prepared to deal with life__ problems and temptations. All too often we respond to these in ways that don__ reflect Christ . . .when we do that, Satan is the winner and the cause of Christ suffers.

It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.

All of us are not subjected to the same weaknesses and temptations.To one, alcohol may be the temptation;to another, it may be impure thoughts and acts; to another, greed and covetousness; to another, criticism and an unloving attitude.

When Jesus was tempted, He didn__ debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: __t is written . . . It is written . . . It is written_ (Matthew 4:4_10 NKJV). And each time the devil was defeated.