Quotes about Temptation

The Christian churches in general have always been subject to the temptation to use the Bible to annotate the story we want to tell for ourselves, rather than allow the Bible to tell its own story and invite us to join in.

to a viewpoint that was contrary to God's word put Eve on a slippery slope that led to disobedience

We sin because we want something in the created world more than we want the Creator.

Samuel Chadwick said, "The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless works and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray!" Prayer

The highest freedom is the freedom from evil, not the freedom of doing evil.

The power of choosing good and evil is within the reach of all.

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable

A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position.

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?

The great enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but the good which is not good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best.

When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted friendship - when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us.

Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you. Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit's vision, Gazing on the Crucified.