Quotes about Temptation
When you desire to be most alive to God, you will generally find sin most alive to repel you.
- Charles Spurgeon
The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontent(ment ) is - a questioning of the goodness of God.
- Jerry Bridges
The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontent(ment ) is - a questioning of the goodness of God.
- Jerry Bridges
Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget than watching the Lord multiply the loaves and fishes.
- Charles Swindoll
If you delight more in God's gifts than in God Himself, you are practically setting up another God above Him, and this you must never do.
- Charles Spurgeon
If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse.
- Thomas Adams
If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse.
- Thomas Adams
The great danger of riches is that our affections will be carried away from God to His gifts.
- John Piper
Too many Christians live their lives like slaves - to the devil - because they believe his lies more than they trust God.
- Joyce Meyer
You have to decide to servant the gods of materialism all around us or the true and the living God.
- Billy Graham
If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation.
- Charles Spurgeon
People ... have tried to evoke God or devil to justify them in what their glands insisted upon.
- William Faulkner