Quotes about Temptation
At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God.
- RC Sproul
The devil loves it when we say we believe then prioritize everything in our lives ahead of God.
- AW Tozer
This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.
- Martin Luther
No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us.
- Beth Moore
The devil is God's ape!
- Martin Luther
The root of all sin is the suspicion that God is not good.
- Oswald Chambers
When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.
- Philip Yancey
Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria.
- JD Greear
There is no devil in the first two chapters of the Bible and no devil in the last two chapters. Thank God for a book that disposes of the devil!
- Vance Havner
Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within.
- Jim Elliot
Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity.
- Andy Stanley
I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
- Francis Chan